An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Quecksilber

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, Q
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry Quecksilber. Random word Special:RandomInCategory/Annotated entries in Kluge's Etymological Dictionary of the German Language
2524244An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, Q — QuecksilberJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

​ Quecksilber, neuter, ‘quicksilver,’ from the equivalent Middle High German quëcsilber, Old High German quëcsilbar; an imitation, like Dutch kwikzilver, English quicksilver (Anglo-Saxon cwicseolfor), of the common Romance argentum vivum; compare Italian argento vivo, French vif-argent.

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