An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Seidelbast

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Seidel

An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

Seidelbast

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2524673An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — SeidelbastJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Seidelbast, masculine, ‘spurge-laurel, mezereon,’ derived under the influence of Seide (on account of the fine bast?) from the equivalent Middle High German zîdelbast (also zîtzelbast), masculine, called also zîlant; origin obscure. Perhaps zîdel-weide, ‘rearing of bees,’ is allied.