An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Kohlmeise

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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Kohlrabi
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Friedrich Kluge2511876An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K — Kohlmeise1891John Francis Davis

​ Kohlmeise, f., ‘coalmouse,’ from MidHG. kŏlemeise, f., allied to Kohle, not to Kohl; lit. ‘titmouse with a black head’; AS. cŏlmâse, E. colemouse (a corruption of coalmouse, just as the Germans instinctively connect Kohlmeise with Kohl).

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