Quencher
/ˈkwɛntʃər/noun
A person or thing that quenches thirst, fire, or another intense condition.
Did you know?The underlying Old English verb could mean “to extinguish” or “to kill,” giving the modern word a far darker history than its association with soft drinks suggests.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
Germanic
*kwenkjaną
“To extinguish or cause something to go out; reconstructed ancestor”
Old English
Old English
acwencan
“To extinguish, put out, or kill”
Middle English
English
quenchen
“To extinguish fire, suppress, or satisfy thirst”
14th Century
English
quenchere
“One who or that which quenches”
Modern English
English
quencher
“A person or thing that quenches thirst, fire, or another intense condition”
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