Where does “quartern” come from?
quartern (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman quatroun, from Old French quarter — quarter.
Ancestry of “quartern”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Anglo-Norman | quatroun | quarter of a hundred; quarter of a pound; twenty... |
| 2 | Old French | quarter | quarter |
Words derived from “quartern”