An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Allmendee

by Friedrich Kluge

Allmendee, f. (Alem.), ‘common land,’ from MidHG. almende, f., ‘common’; on account of the MidHG. spelling almeinde and algemeine, the derivation from gemeine is probable (OHG. *alagimeinida). The derivation from an assumed OHG. alagimannida ‘community,’ must be rejected, as such a form could never have existed. —