An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Flieder

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

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2631311An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, F — FliederJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Flieder, masculine, ‘elder,’ simply Modern High German from. Low German; compare Dutch vlier, ‘elder.’ Earlier forms are not recorded; the word did not originate in either Scandinavian, English, or High German.