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Sources for Etymology:
- Check "briefkasten" on DWDS.de
Biggest German Dictionary, great for etymology, usage frequency and collocations) - "briefkasten" on Wiktionary (English version)
(For etymological connections across European languages. Not always accurate) - Etymonline.com - Origins of English words
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Is it also a “Briefkasten” where there is no “Kasten” i.e. just this flap thing on the door and the letters fall through onto the floor on the other side ?
That would be a Briefschlitz or Briefeinwurf.