An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Imbiß

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, I (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Imbiß
Friedrich Kluge2507337An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, I — Imbiß1891John Francis Davis

Imbiß, m., ‘lunch,’ from MidHG. and OHG. imbī̆ȥ, inbī̆ȥ, m. and n., ‘food, meal,’ allied to MidHG. enbîȥen, OHG. inbîȥan, ‘to partake of food or drink, eat,’ allied to beißen.