An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Alber

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, A
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry Alber. Random word Special:RandomInCategory/Annotated entries in Kluge's Etymological Dictionary of the German Language
2507675An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, A — AlberJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

​ Alber, feminine, ‘white poplar,’ from Middle High German alber, Old High German albâri, masculine, ‘poplar’; probably borrowed from Romance; compare Italian albaro, which is connected either with Latin albus or with Latin arbor; Old High German arbar, ‘poplar,’ occurs once.

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