An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Einsiedel

by Friedrich Kluge

Einsiedel, masculine, from the equivalent Middle High German einsidel, einsidele (also even einsidelœre), masculine, Old High German einsidilo (einsidillo, Gothic *ainsiþlja), ‘hermit;’ an imitation of Greek ἀναχωρητής, Latin anachoreta, basing it on Old High German sëdal, ‘seat.’ See siedeln.