An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/feilschen

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, F (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
feilschen
Friedrich Kluge2508194An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, F — feilschen1891John Francis Davis

feilschen, with sch after l for s, ‘to higgle, bargain,’ from MidHG. veilschen, OHG. *feilisôn, ‘to bargain for something.’