An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Käfter

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Käfter
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Friedrich Kluge2507379An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K — Käfter1891John Francis Davis

​ Käfter, n., comp. Kabuse; the meaning ‘little chamber’ is ModHG. only; in OHG. chafteri, ‘beehive,’ Suab. Kâft, ‘student's room’. Allied to AS. ceafortûn, ‘hall’.

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