An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/fix

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, F (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
fix
Friedrich Kluge2508238An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, F — fix1891John Francis Davis

fix, adj., ‘quick, smart,’ first occurs in ModHG.; Lat. fixus and its Romance derivatives are not used in this sense; whether borrowed from it or not is doubtful.