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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Stoff

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Stoff
Friedrich Kluge2510219An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — Stoff1891John Francis Davis

Stoff, m., ‘stuff, material, matter,’ ModHG. only, borrowed, like Du. stof, E. stuff, from Rom. Comp. the equiv. Fr. étoffe, Ital. stoffa, f., the origin of which has not been explained.