An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Veilchen

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, V
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry Veilchen.

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2551391An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, V — VeilchenJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Veilchen, neuter, ‘violet’ (plant), diminutive of earlier Modern High German Veil, from Middle High German vîel, older viôl, neuter, vîole, feminine. Borrowed in the early Middle High German period from Latin viola (with v equal to f, as in Vers, Käfig, Brief, and Vogt). Compare Italian viola, diminutive violetta, French violette; also to Dutch viool, English violet.