An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Bisam

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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Friedrich Kluge2506291An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B — Bisam1891John Francis Davis

​ Bisam, m., ‘musk,’ from the equiv. MidHG. bisem, OHG. bisam, bisamo, from MidLat. bisamum, which is of oriental origin (Hebr. besem, Syr. besmo).

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