An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Quark

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, Q
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

Quark

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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry Quark.

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2524666An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, Q — QuarkJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Quark, masculine, ‘curds, filth,’ from late Middle High German twarc (g), quarc (zwarc), ‘whey cheese,’ which is usually connected with Middle High German twërn, ‘to turn, stir, mix.’ It is more probably related to the equivalent Slavonic cognates; compare Russian tvarogŭ, Polish tvarog. Since Quark first appears in late Middle High German, and is unknown to the other Teutonic languages, it may be assumed that it was borrowed from Slavonic. Compare Quirl.