An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Geschäft

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Geschäft
Friedrich Kluge2511293An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G — Geschäft1891John Francis Davis

Geschäft, n., ‘business, affair, occupation,’ from MidHG. geschefte, gescheffede, n., ‘creature, work, figure, occupation, business, affair’; abstract of schaffen.