An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Kaffer

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Kaffer
Friedrich Kluge2507376An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K — Kaffer1891John Francis Davis

Kaffer, ‘uneducated person,’ prop. a student's term, from Arab. kâfîr, ‘unbeliever.’