An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Tempel

by Friedrich Kluge

Tempel, m., ‘temple,’ from the equiv. MidHG. tëmpel, m. and n., OHG. tëmpal, n.; borrowed during the OHG. period (with ecclesiastical words like Kloster, Altar, &c.) from Lat. templum. A Teut. word used in pre-Christian times for the same idea was OSax. alah, AS. ealh, Goth. alhs.