An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/widmen

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

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2522746An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, W — widmenJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

widmen, verb, ‘to dedicate, devote, consecrate,’ from Middle High German widemen, Old High German widimen, ‘to furnish with a dowry, endow’; allied to Old High German widamo, ‘wedding present’ (see Wittum).