abbet

Middle Low German

Etymology

From Latin abbas (“father”), from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς (abbâs), from Aramaic אבא (’abbā, “father”).

Noun

abbet m

1. abbot

References

• Köbler, Gerhard, Mittelniederdeutsches Wörterbuch (3rd edition 2014)
• Lübben, August und Christoph Walther Mittelniederdeutsches Handwörterbuch, Vol II, 1888. Published by Norden und Leipzig.

Old French

Alternative forms

• abet

Etymology

Latin abbas (“father”), from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς (abbâs), from Aramaic אבא (’abbā, “father”).

Noun

abbet oblique singular, m (oblique plural abbez or abbetz, nominative singular abbez or abbetz, nominative plural abbet)

1. abbot

Descendants

• French: abbé (see there for further descendants)
• Norman: abbé