An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Bibernelle

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Bibernelle
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Friedrich Kluge2506252An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B — Bibernelle1891John Francis Davis

​ Bibernelle, Pimpinelle, Pimpernelle, f., ‘pimpernel,’ corruptions of the MidLat. botanical term pipinella, pimpinella. Even in MidHG. various corruptions are produced by popular etymology; Fr. pimprenelle.

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