An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Gefährte

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Gefährte
Friedrich Kluge2511219An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G — Gefährte1891John Francis Davis

Gefährte, m, ‘companion, partner, mate,’ from MidHG. gevęrte, OHG. gifęrto (*gafartjo), ‘escort,’ lit. ‘fellow-traveller'; allied to Fahrt.