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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Eintracht

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, E (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Eintracht
Friedrich Kluge2506772An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, E — Eintracht1891John Francis Davis

Eintracht, f., ‘concord, harmony, agreement,’ from the equiv. late MidHG. eintraht, f., which, however, belongs, as a MidG. word, to treffen; hence MidG. cht for ft. OHG. preserves the correct form eintraft, ‘simple.’ Comp. Zwietracht.