An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/ahmen

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, A (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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Friedrich Kluge2505207An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, A — ahmen1891John Francis Davis

​ ahmen, vb., in nachahmen, which is wanting in MidHG. and OHG.; from the equiv. MidHG. âmen, ‘to measure a cask, gauge,’ figuratively ‘to estimate,’ from MidHG. and MidLG. âme, ‘ohm’ (cask = about 40 galls.). See Ohm.

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