An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Gebet

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Gebet
Friedrich Kluge2511206An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G — Gebet1891John Francis Davis

Gebet, n., ‘prayer,’ from the equiv. MidHG. gebët, OHG. gibët, n. (AS. and OSax. gebëd, n., ‘prayer’); allied to beten, bitten.