An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Fee

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, F
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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2561297An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, F — FeeJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

​ Fee, Fei, feminine, ‘fairy,’ from the equivalent Middle High German fei, feie, feminine; borrowed from an Old French dialect (Burgundian), feie, Modern French fée (Italian and Romance, fata, literally ‘goddess of destiny,’ from Latin fatum), whence also English fay and fairy.

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