An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/gerben

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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Friedrich Kluge2511280An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G — gerben1891John Francis Davis

​ gerben, vb., ‘to tan, curry, polish,’ from MidHG. gęrwen (garwen), wk. vb., ‘to make ready, prepare. equip, dress, tan’; a deriv. of gar (see gar); OHG. gariwen (garawen), from *garwjan, ‘to make ready,’ lëdergarawo, ‘tanner.’

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