An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Zünsler

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, Z (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Zünsler
Friedrich Kluge2508798An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, Z — Zünsler1891John Francis Davis

Zünsler, m., ‘pilser,’ ModHG. only; probably allied to OHG. zinsilo, ‘tinder’ (comp. MidHG. zinden, ‘to burn’), mentioned under zünden.