An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Finte

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, F
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry Finte. Random word Special:RandomInCategory/Annotated entries in Kluge's Etymological Dictionary of the German Language
2632839An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, F — FinteJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

​ Finte, feminine, literally ‘feint,’ also ‘trick, fib,’ first occurs in Modern High German, from Italian finta, ‘cunning’ (French feinte).

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