An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Quentchen

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

Quentchen

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

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2524248An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, Q — QuentchenJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Quentchen, neuter, ‘drachm, dram,’ from Middle High German quëntîn (quintîn), ‘fourth (originally perhaps fifth?) part of a Lot (half-an-ounce)’; from Middle Latin quintînus, which is wanting in Romance.