An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Faser

by Friedrich Kluge

Faser, feminine, ‘fibre, filament,’ from late Middle High German vaser, feminine, ‘fringe,’ most frequently vase, masculine, feminine, ‘fibre, fringe, border,’ Old High German faso, masculine, fasa, feminine; Anglo-Saxon fœs, neuter, Middle English fasil, ‘fringe.’