An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/liefern

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, L (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
liefern
Friedrich Kluge2509195An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, L — liefern1891John Francis Davis

liefern, vb., ‘to deliver, furnish, supply,’ first occurs in early ModHG., formed from MidLat. liberare, ‘dare, praebere’ (Fr. livrer).