An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Zirbel

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

Zirbel

Zirkel

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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry Zirbel.

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2518903An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, Z — ZirbelJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Zirbel, feminine, in Zirbeldrüse, feminine. ‘pineal gland,’ from Middle High German zirbel-, in zirbelwint, ‘whirlwind'; allied to Middle High German zirben, ‘to move in a circle, whirl,’ Old High German zerben, Anglo-Saxon tearflian, ‘to turn.’ The Teutonic root tarb, ‘to whirl,’ cannot be traced farther back.