An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Abgrund

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, A (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Abgrund
Friedrich Kluge2504859An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, A — Abgrund1891John Francis Davis

Abgrund, m., ‘abyss, precipice,’ from MidHG. abgrunt, m., most frequently abgründe, n., OHG. abgrunti, n., ‘abyss,’ properly ‘declivity’; comp. Goth. afgrundiþa, f., ‘abyss.’