Where does “Quotenkönigin” come from?

Quotenkönigin (German) comes from German Quote, from Latin quotus, from Latin quot, from Proto-Italic *kʷot.

Ancestry of “Quotenkönigin”, step by step

Quotenkönigin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Quote

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanQuotea quota
2Latinquotuswhich? (in numerical sequence); what number?
3Latinquothow many; as many
4Proto-Italic*kʷot—

via German Königin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKöniginqueen
2Middle High Germankünigin—
3Old High Germanchuningin—
Every word from Proto-Italic *kʷot →Every word from Latin quot →Every word from Latin quotus →