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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Quark

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, Q (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Quark
Friedrich Kluge2508054An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, Q — Quark1891John Francis Davis

Quark, m., ‘curds, filth,’ from late MidHG. twarc (g), quarc (zwarc), ‘whey cheese,’ which is usually connected with MidHG. twërn, ‘to turn, stir, mix.’ It is more probably related to the equiv. Slav. cognates; comp. Russ. tvarogŭ, Pol. tvarog. Since Quark first appears in late MidHG., and is unknown to the other Teut. languages, it may be assumed that it was borrowed from Slav. Comp. Quirl.