Veneer

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early 18th century (earlier as fineer ): from German furni(e)ren, from Old French fournir ‘furnish’.

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From German Furnier, from furnieren(“to inlay, cover with a veneer”), from French fournir(“to furnish, accomplish”), from Middle French fornir, from Old French fornir, furnir(“to furnish”), from Old Frankishfrumjan(“to provide”), from Proto-Germanic *frumjaną(“to further, promote”). Cognate with Old High German frumjan, frummen(“to accomplish, execute, provide”), Old English fremian(“to promote, perform”). More at furnish.

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veneer (n.)

1702, from German Furnier, from furnieren "to cover with a veneer, inlay," from French fournir "to furnish, accomplish," from Middle French fornir "to furnish," from a Germanic source (compare Old High German frumjan "to provide;" see furnish). From German to French to German to English. Figurative sense of "mere outward show of some good quality" is attested from 1868.

veneer (v.)

1728 (earlier fineer, 1708), from German furnieren (see veneer (n.)). Related: Veneered; veneering.