An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Schank
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Schank, m., ‘retail, from late MidHG. *schanc, m., in wîn-schanc, m., ‘wine tavern’; the simple MidHG. word schanc signifies ‘vessel to pour from; present.’ Allied to schenken.