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Kriss Kringle

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Kriss Krin⋅gle

[kris kring-guhl] .
–noun
Santa Claus.

Origin:
alter., by folk etym., of G Christkindl little Christ child, equiv. to Christ Christ + kind child + -l dim. suffix
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Kriss Krin·gle   (krĭs' krĭng'gəl)   
n.  Santa Claus.

[Alteration of German dialectal Christkindl, Christmas present, the Christ child : German Christ, Christ (from Middle High German Krist, from Old High German Krīst, from Latin Chrīstus; see Christ) + German dialectal Kindl (diminutive of German Kind, child, from Middle High German kint, from Old High German kind; see genə- in Indo-European roots).]
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Kriss Kringle 
1830, Christ-kinkle (in a Pennsylvania German context), from Ger. Christkindlein, Christkind'l "Christ child." Properly Baby Jesus, not Santa Claus.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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