An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Eintracht
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Eintracht, feminine, ‘concord, harmony, agreement,’ from the equivalent late Middle High German eintraht, feminine, which, however, belongs, as a Middle German word, to treffen; hence Middle German cht for ft. Old High German preserves the correct form eintraft, ‘simple.’ Compare Zwietracht.