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@Fish bowl: Daijisen says this is from German Äthanol which would also explain the long vowel (re: diff). — Fytcha〈 T | L | C 〉 23:39, 8 August 2022 (UTC)Reply
- @Fytcha: Good catch; thanks! —Fish bowl (talk) 23:42, 8 August 2022 (UTC)Reply