Paparz

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Low German

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Etymology

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Cognate with Polish paprocz and Lithuanian papartis

Noun

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Paparz

  1. (Low Prussian) male fern (Polystichum filix-mas Roth = Dryopteris filix-mas)

References

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  • Frischbier, Hermann (1882–1883) “Paparz”, in Preußisches Wörterbuch. Ost- und westpreußische Provinzialismen in alphabetischer (in German), volume 2, Berlin: Verlag von Th. Chr. Fr. Enslin. (Adolph Enslin.), page 120