An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Dohle

by Friedrich Kluge

Dohle, f., ‘jackdaw,’ from the equiv. MidHG. tâhele, tâle, tâhe, OHG. tâha, f.; primary form *dêhwô, dêwô, according to AS. *dâwe, E. daw, whence also E. caddow, ‘daw’ (the first part of the compound is AS. câ, Du. kâ, OHG. châha, ‘daw’; so, too, E. chough). From Teut. þâhwalô is derived Ital. taccola, ‘magpie.’