An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Zobel

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, Z (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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Friedrich Kluge2508757An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, Z — Zobel1891John Francis Davis

​ Zobel, m., ‘sable (Mustella zibellina), sable-fur,’ from the equiv. MidHG. zobel, m.; borrowed from Russ. sobol (comp. Dan. zobel). From the same source are derived MidLat. sabellum (OFr. sable, E. sable) and sabellinus, whence Ital. zibellino, Span. zebellina, Fr. zibeline.

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