Where does “Viertelnote” come from?

Viertelnote (German) comes from German Viertel, from Old High German fiorteil.

Viertelnote (German): quarter note, crotchet

Definitions

  1. quarter note, crotchet

Ancestry of “Viertelnote”, step by step

Viertelnote traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Viertel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanViertelquarter; Clipping of Stadtviertel; quarter,...
2Old High Germanfiorteil—

via German note

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannotenote character indicating the length and pitch of a tone
2Latinnotāmark, sign
Every word from Old High German fiorteil →Every word from German Viertel →
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