An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Zirbel

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, Z (1891)
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Friedrich Kluge2506080An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, Z — Zirbel1891John Francis Davis

​ Zirbel, f., in Zirbeldrüse, f.. ‘pineal gland,’ from MidHG. zirbel-, in zirbelwint, ‘whirlwind'; allied to MidHG. zirben, ‘to move in a circle, whirl,’ OHG. zerben, AS. tearflian, ‘to turn.’ The Teut. root tarb, ‘to whirl,’ cannot be traced farther back.

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