An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Weiher

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

Weiher

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

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2525993An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, W — WeiherJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Weiher, masculine, ‘fish-pond,’ from the equivalent Middle High German wîwer, wîwœre, Old High German wîwâri, wîâri, masculine (Old High German also ‘stable’); corresponding to Old Low German wîweri. Borrowed in the pre-Old High German, probably in the Roman period, from Latin vîvârium, ‘park, preserve, fish-pond’; corresponding to French vivier (Dutch vijver), Italian vivajo, ‘fish-pond.’ Compare also Weiler.