An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Vormund

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, V (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Vormund
Friedrich Kluge2507842An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, V — Vormund1891John Francis Davis

Vormund, m., ‘guardian, tutor,’ from MidHG. vormunt (d), also vormunde, vormünde, m., ‘intercessor, protector, guardian,’ OHG. foramunto, m., ‘intercessor.’ Allied to Mund (2), under which another equiv. word is mentioned (comp. also Vogt).