An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Abtei

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, A (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Abtei
Friedrich Kluge2505178An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, A — Abtei1891John Francis Davis

Abtei, f., ‘abbey,’ from MidHG. aptei, abbeteie, OHG. abbateia, f., ‘abbey’ (for *abbeia?), formed from MidLat. abbatia, under the influence of OFr. abbaie, and based upon abbā̆t.