An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Pimpernelle
Pimpernelle, feminine, ‘pimpernel,’ Modern High German only, formed from French pimprenelle (Latin pimpinella); Middle High German has the corrupt forms bibenelle, bibernelle.
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Pimpernelle, feminine, ‘pimpernel,’ Modern High German only, formed from French pimprenelle (Latin pimpinella); Middle High German has the corrupt forms bibenelle, bibernelle.