An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/krönen

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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Friedrich Kluge2511973An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K — krönen1891John Francis Davis

​ krönen, ‘to crown,’ from MidHG. krœnen and a denominative from Krone; thus it is not Lat. coronare, to which OHG. chrônôn more accurately corresponds.

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