An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/verblüffen

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, V (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
verblüffen
Friedrich Kluge2507745An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, V — verblüffen1891John Francis Davis

verblüffen, vb., ‘to disconcert, confuse,’ ModHG. only, from Du. verbluffen, ‘to stun, dishearten.’ Early history obscure. —