Quack

Quack
1. Übername zu mnd. quaken »quaken, schwatzen« oder zu niederdt. (mda.) Quack »schwacher Mensch«.
2. Übername zu nsorb. kwakas »quaken, schnattern, schwatzen« oder zu nsorb. kwak (Nachahmung des Entenlauts).

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