An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Stoff

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

Stoff

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

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2626357An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — StoffJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Stoff, masculine, ‘stuff, material, matter,’ Modern High German only, borrowed, like Dutch stof, English stuff, from Romance. Compare the equivalent French étoffe, Italian stoffa, feminine, the origin of which has not been explained.