An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Fegefeuer

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, F (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Fegefeuer
Friedrich Kluge2508180An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, F — Fegefeuer1891John Francis Davis

Fegefeuer, n., ‘purgatory,’ from MidHG. vëgeviur, n., ‘purgatory,’ from MidHG. vëgen, ‘to purify’; formed on the model of MidLat. purgatorium.