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Friedrich Kluge2508062An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, Q — quengeln1891John Francis Davis

​ quengeln, vb., ‘to be peevish, grumble,’ ModHG. only, an intensive form of ModHG. twęngen, ‘to press’ (with East MidG. qu for tw); see zwängen.

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