An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Bieber

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry Bieber.

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2523240An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B — BieberJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Bieber, ‘fever’. Only in compounds with -flee, -fraut, --wurz, Compare Middle High German biever, neuter, ‘fever.’ Its relation to Latin febris is ambiguous; it is probably a corruption of vieber. See Fieber.