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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Spital

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Spital
Friedrich Kluge2510109An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — Spital1891John Francis Davis

Spital, Spittel, n., ‘hospital,’ from the equiv. MidHG. spitâl and spítel, n.; which is derived from Lat. hospitâle.