An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Eibisch

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, E (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Eibisch
Friedrich Kluge2506755An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, E — Eibisch1891John Francis Davis

Eibisch, m., ‘marsh mallow,’ from MidHG. îbische, OHG. îbisca, f., ‘marsh mallow, dwarf mallow’; borrowed early from the equiv. Lat. ibiscum (Gr. ἰβίσκος).