In light of this, the whole thing about "Pumpernickel" meaning "pain pour Nicol" (where Nicol is a horse) (1) makes a bit more sense. I don't mean that it's nec

In light of this, the whole thing about "Pumpernickel" meaning "pain pour Nicol" (where Nicol is a horse) (1) makes a bit more sense. I don't mean that it's necessarily true, just that it's a less of an absurd, nonsensical claim. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pumpernickel/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pumpernickel/ https://www.wordorigins.org/big-list-entries/pumpernickel https://www.wordorigins.org/big-list-entries/pumpernickel