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Etymology of the German word zithern

the German word zithern
derived from the Middle High German root *zitter
derived from the Old High German word zitera
derived from the Latin word cithara (cithara, lyre; lute)
derived from the Greek word kithara, κιθάρα (a lyre)

Derivations in other languages

English zithern



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