An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Firnis

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

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2631489An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, F — FirnisJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Firnis, masculine, ‘varnish,’ from Middle High German firnîs, ‘varnish, rouge’; from French vernis (whence also English varnish), Italian vernice. Finally derived from Latin vitrum, vitrînus.