An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Petschaft

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Petersilie

An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, P
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

Petschaft

Petze

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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry Petschaft.

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2527891An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, P — PetschaftJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Petschaft, neuter, ‘signet, seal,’ from Middle High German petschat, petschaft, neuter; borrowed from the equivalent Bohemian pečet (Old Slovenian pečati); the f of the Middle High German and Modern High German words was introduced by associating them with Schaft.