An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Kaplan

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Kapelle

An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

Kaplan

Kapelle

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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry Kaplan.

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2651185An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K — KaplanJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Kaplan, masculine, ‘chaplain,’ from Middle High German kappellãn,. It is based on Middle Latin capellânus, which originally denoted the priest who had to guard the cloak of St. Martin. — Middle Latin capella also signifies the body of priests under a bishop, hence the other meanings of Modern High German Kapelle.