An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Henker

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, H (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Henker
Friedrich Kluge2507308An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, H — Henker1891John Francis Davis

Henker, m., from the equiv. MidHG. (rare) hęnker, hęnger, m., ‘hangman,’ allied to henken.