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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/füttern

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, F (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
füttern
Friedrich Kluge2521080An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, F — füttern1891John Francis Davis

füttern, vb., equiv. to MidHG. vüetern, vuotern, ‘to feed, nourish,’ OHG. fuotiren (Goth. *fôdrjan); a derivative of Futter, ‘nourishment.’