Etymology

furlough

fur·lough
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Today it means: Especially one granted to a member of the armed forces, or to a prisoner. Full definition →

Dutch verlof ← Middle Low German verlōf ← German Verlaub
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furlough · noun, verb1

  1. Old Saxon · derived fromfar-
  2. German · derived fromVerlaub
  3. Middle Low German · derived fromverlōf“furlough, permission”
  4. Dutch · borrowed fromverlof“furlough”
  5. English todayfurlough

From Dutch verlof (“furlough”), probably from Middle Low German verlōf (“furlough, permission”) (possibly via German Verlaub), from the verb verlōven (“to allow”), from Old Saxon far- + lōvian (“to trust, believe”). From Middle Low German also German Verlaub, Danish forlov. Doublet of leave.

Furlough · proper noun2

English surname, probably a variant of Farlow.

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