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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Port

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, P (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Port
Friedrich Kluge2510496An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, P — Port1891John Francis Davis

Port, m., ‘port, harbour,’ from the equiv. MidHG. porte, f., port, m. and n.; borrowed at a late period from Lat. and Rom. portus (Ital. porto, Fr. port), ‘port.’