An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Dechant

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, D (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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Friedrich Kluge2506588An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, D — Dechant1891John Francis Davis

​ Dechant, m., ‘dean,’ from MidHG. dëchent, tëchant(d), MidHG. and OHG. tëchân from Lat. dĕcânus, whence also Ital. decano, Fr. doyen (E. dean).

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