Klabautermann
English
noun
Definitions
- a water sprite (or nix) who assists sailors and fishermen on the Baltic Sea in their duties
Etymology
Borrowed from German Klabautermann.
Origin
German (Berlin)
Klabautermann
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Cognates and derived terms
- Klabautermann German
- cobbout Middle Dutch