An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Kohlmeise
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| This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry Kohlmeise. | Random word Special:RandomInCategory/Annotated entries in Kluge's Etymological Dictionary of the German Language |
Kohlmeise, feminine, ‘coalmouse,’ from Middle High German kŏlemeise, feminine, allied to Kohle, not to Kohl; literally ‘titmouse with a black head’; Anglo-Saxon cŏlmâse, English colemouse (a corruption of coalmouse, just as the Germans instinctively connect Kohlmeise with Kohl).