An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Einsiedel

by Friedrich Kluge

Einsiedel, m., from the equiv. MidHG. einsidel, einsidele (also even einsidelœre), m., OHG. einsidilo (einsidillo, Goth. *ainsiþlja), ‘hermit;’ an imitation of Gr. ἀναχωρητής, Lat. anachoreta, basing it on OHG. sëdal, ‘seat.’ See siedeln.