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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/quetschen

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, Q (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
quetschen
Friedrich Kluge2508066An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, Q — quetschen1891John Francis Davis

quetschen, vb., ‘to crash, squeeze,’ from the equiv. MidHG. quętzen (even yet dial. quetzen), quętschen; akin to MidLG. quattern, quettern (Du. kwetsen, borrowed from HG.?).