An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Gefängnis
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Gefängnis, neuter, ‘prison,’ from Middle High German gevencnisse, feminine, neuter, ‘imprisonment’; allied to fangen.
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Gefängnis, neuter, ‘prison,’ from Middle High German gevencnisse, feminine, neuter, ‘imprisonment’; allied to fangen.