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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Kemenate

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Kemenate
Friedrich Kluge2511714An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K — Kemenate1891John Francis Davis

Kemenate, f., from the equiv. MidHG. kęmenâte, f., ‘room with a fireplace,’ espec. ‘bedroom,’ also ‘sitting-room, women's apartment.’ During the OHG. period MidLat. caminâta, ‘room with a stove or fireplace,’ was introduced into G., as is proved by the preservation of the Lat. sharp dental in OHG. chęminâta, f. From MidLat. caminata, which is recorded as early as the 6th cent., are derived Ital. camminata, ‘large room,’ and Fr. cheminée, whence the equiv. E. chimney, also Czech, Pol. and Russ. komnata, ‘room’; comp. Kamin.