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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Zentner

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, Z (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Zentner
Friedrich Kluge2508735An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, Z — Zentner1891John Francis Davis

Zentner, m., ‘hundredweight,’ from the equiv. MidHG. zêntenœre, m. Formed from MidLat. centenarius (Da. centenaar); in Fr., however, quintal, Ital. quintale (and cantâro?).