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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Keule

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Keule, feminine, ‘club, pestle; thigh; rude fellow,’ from Middle High German kiule, feminine, ‘club, stick, pole’; cognate with Modern High German Kaule, from Middle High German kûle, a variant of kugele, kugel. See the further references under Kugel.