An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Flosse

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

Flosse

Floß

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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry Flosse.

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2552104An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, F — FlosseJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Flosse, feminine, from the equivalent Middle High German vloȥȥe, Old High German floȥȥa, feminine, ‘float; Floßfeder, ‘fin,’ even in Middle High German vloȥvëdere, in Old Saxon simply fëthara, ‘float,’ like Greek πτέρυξ, ‘feather, float,’ Latin pinna, ‘feather, float.’ See Finne. Flosse, akin to fließen, ‘to float.’