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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Trüffel

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, T (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Trüffel
Friedrich Kluge2509083An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, T — Trüffel1891John Francis Davis

Trüffel, f., ‘truffle,’ ModHG. only; corresponding to Du. truffel, E. truffle, Fr. truffe, Span. trufa. The equiv. Ital. tartufo shows that the word is connected with Kartoffel, which see.