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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Ziesel

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, Z (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Ziesel
Friedrich Kluge2506061An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, Z — Ziesel1891John Francis Davis

Ziesel, m., ‘shrew-mouse,’ from the equiv. MidHG. zisel (and zisemûs), m.; a corruption of the equiv. Lat. cisimus.