Klabautermann
German (Berlin)
/klaˈbaʊ̯tɐˌman/
noun
Definitions
- (nautical) Klabautermann a two-faced goblin believed to be both helpful and inauspicious to a ship's crew
Etymology
Derived from Middle Dutch cobbout (goblin) derived from Low German klattern, klatern.
Origin
Low German
klattern, klatern
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Klabautermann English
- cobalt English
- Klettergarten German
- Kobalt German
- Kobold German
- hinabklettern German
- hinunterklettern German
- klettern German
- kobold Dutch, Flemish
- *gleyt- Proto-Indo-European
- klättra Swedish
- gobelin Polish
- koboldo Esperanto
- cobbout Middle Dutch
- kobe Middle High German
- klattern, klatern Low German