An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Firnis

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, F (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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Friedrich Kluge2508230An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, F — Firnis1891John Francis Davis

​ Firnis, m., ‘varnish,’ from MidHG. firnîs, ‘varnish, rouge’; from Fr. vernis (whence also E. varnish), Ital. vernice. Finally derived from Lat. vitrum, vitrînus.

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