An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Balsam

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry Balsam. Random word Special:RandomInCategory/Annotated entries in Kluge's Etymological Dictionary of the German Language
2518607An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B — BalsamJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

​ Balsam, masculine, ‘balm, balsam,’ from the equivalent Middle High German balsame, balsem, m , Old High German balsamo, masculine; Gothic balsan, with a very remarkable deviation; compare Arabic balasân. The German word is derived from Greek-Latin balsamum (βάλσαμον), whence also French baume (English balm), Italian balsamo.

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