An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Gegend

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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Friedrich Kluge2511227An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G — Gegend1891John Francis Davis

​ Gegend, ‘region, neighbourhood,’ from the equiv. MidHG. (post-classical) gęgenôte, gęgende, f., which, with the variant gęgene, f., are imitations of Fr. contrée (Ital. contrada), ‘country,’ allied to Lat. contra. —

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