An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Rente

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, R (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Rente
Friedrich Kluge2510715An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, R — Rente1891John Francis Davis

Rente, f., ‘rent, rental,’ from MidHG. rënte, ‘income, produce, advantage; contrivance.’ Borrowed from Fr. rente, MidLat. renta, Ital. rendita, whence even in OHG. rentôn, ‘to count up.’