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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Bibel

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Bibel
Friedrich Kluge2506249An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B — Bibel1891John Francis Davis

Bibel, f., ‘bible,’ from MidHG. bibel, of which there is a variant, biblie (E. bible. Du. bijbel, Fr. bible); formed from Gr.-Lat. biblia. Comp. Fibel.