An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Dechant

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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry Dechant. Random word Special:RandomInCategory/Annotated entries in Kluge's Etymological Dictionary of the German Language
2525044An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, D — DechantJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

​ Dechant, masculine, ‘dean,’ from Middle High German dëchent, tëchant(d), Middle High German and Old High German tëchân from Latin dĕcânus, whence also Italian decano, French doyen (English dean).

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