An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/fördern

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, F (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
fördern
Friedrich Kluge2508335An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, F — fördern1891John Francis Davis

fördern, vb., from the equiv. MidHG. vürdern, vurdern, OHG. furdiren (also fordarôn), ‘to promote, take an active part in, help’; like fordern, from vorder.