Abgrund

German

Etymology

From Middle High German abgrunt, Old High German abgrunti. Cognate with Gothic 𐌰𐍆𐌲𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌸𐌰 (afgrundiþa).[1]

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Noun

Abgrund m (genitive Abgrunds or Abgrundes, plural Abgründe)

  1. abyss

Derived terms

References
  1. Abgrund in Kluge's Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, 1891

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