An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Zent-

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Zelter

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

Zent-

Zentner

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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry Zent-.

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2555033An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, Z — Zent-John Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Zent- in Zentgericht, neuter, ‘criminal court or jurisdiction’; -graf, masculine, ‘judge of a criminal court,’ from Middle High German zënte, feminine, ‘district, consisting properly of 100 communities’; compare Italian cinta, Middle Latin centa, ‘district.’