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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/widmen

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, W (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
widmen
Friedrich Kluge2508562An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, W — widmen1891John Francis Davis

widmen, vb., ‘to dedicate, devote, consecrate,’ from MidHG. widemen, OHG. widimen, ‘to furnish with a dowry, endow’; allied to OHG. widamo, ‘wedding present’ (see Wittum).