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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Pokal

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, P (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Pokal
Friedrich Kluge2510487An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, P — Pokal1891John Francis Davis

Pokal, m., ‘drinking cup,’ first occurs in ModHG. from Ital. boccale (Fr. bocal), ‘beaker, mug,’ which with its Rom. cognates is usually traced back to Gr. βαυκάλἰον, ‘vessel’; comp. Becher.