An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/nergeln

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, N (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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Friedrich Kluge2512435An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, N — nergeln1891John Francis Davis

​ nergeln, nörgeln, vb., ‘to grumble, growl,’ ModHG. only, of obscure origin; in Bav. the vb. signifies ‘to speak indistinctly’ (espec. in a guttural fashion or through the nose). Allied perhaps to Du. nurken, ‘to grumble, growl’?.

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