An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Allmendee

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, A (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Allmendee
Friedrich Kluge2522260An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, A — Allmendee1891John Francis Davis

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. —