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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Ampel

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Ampel, feminine, ‘lamp,’ from Middle High German ampel (also ampulle), Old High German ampulla, feminine, ‘lamp,’ also ‘vessel.’ Borrowed in Old High German from Latin ampulla, ‘flask, vessel,’ whence also Anglo-Saxon ampelle, Old Icelandic ample, ‘vessel’ (Low German pulle, ‘bottle’).