An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Flor

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, F (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Flor
Friedrich Kluge2508282An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, F — Flor1891John Francis Davis

Flor, m., ‘gauze, crape, bloom,’ ModHG. only; formed from Du. floers; akin to MidHG. floier, ‘headdress with dangling ribbons’ (comp. Schleier)?, flôrsen, ‘adornment, finery’?.