Re: Sauerstoff, sauer, Stoff

Evan Kirshenbaum <kirshenbaum@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:

The OED has no idea. They say "raspberry" is from
"rasp"(2)+"berry". That "rasp" is defined as "raspberry" and
etymologized "Related to 'raspis'(2), and perhaps a back-formation
from it". "Raspis"(2), which means "raspberry" is "of obscure
origin: perhaps in some way related to" "raspis"(1). "Raspis"(1) is
"a kind of wine used in the 15th and 16th centuries". It's
etymology:

Yes, it is.

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