An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Pimpernelle

An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, P (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Pimpernelle
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Pimpernelle, f., ‘pimpernel,’ ModHG. only, formed from Fr. pimprenelle (Lat. pimpinella); MidHG. has the corrupt forms bibenelle, bibernelle.