An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Dutzend

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Dutzend, neuter, ‘dozen,’ from the equivalent late Middle High German totzen, with an excrescent final d (see Jemand, Mond); from French douzaine (compare Italian dozzina), whence also English dozen, Dutch dozijn; ultimately derived from Latin duodecim.