Schnapphahn

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German snaphan (“mounted highwayman”).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Schnapphahn m (strong, genitive Schnapphahns, plural Schnapphähne)

  1. highwayman

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Schnapphahn”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
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