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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Probe

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, P (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Probe
Friedrich Kluge2510525An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, P — Probe1891John Francis Davis

Probe, f., ‘proof, trial, test, sample,’ from the equiv. late MidHG. prôbe, f., which is derived from Ital. proba, ‘proof’ (comp. Fr. épreuve).