An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Abenteuer

by Friedrich Kluge

Abenteuer, neuter, ‘adventure,’ from MidHG. âventiure, feminine, ‘occurrence, a marvellous, fortunate event, a poem on such a theme, sources of the court poets’; the latter is derived from French aventure (Middle Latin adventura, allied to Middle Latin and Romance advenire, ‘to happen’).