An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Bisam

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

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2530152An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B — BisamJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Bisam, masculine, ‘musk,’ from the equivalent Middle High German bisem, Old High German bisam, bisamo, from Middle Latin bisamum, which is of oriental origin (Hebrew besem, Syr. besmo).