Vol. 09 · Loanwords ·german ·1820s
Glockenspiel
from Glockenspiel
- Meaning
- Bell-play — tuned percussion of metal bars.
- Source word
- Glockenspiel
- Route into English
- German military bands → English orchestral usage by 1830s.
- Arrived
- 1820s
English borrows.
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