An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Hochzeit

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, H (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Hochzeit
Friedrich Kluge2511475An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, H — Hochzeit1891John Francis Davis

Hochzeit, f., ‘wedding,’ from MidHG. hôchzît (also hôchgezit), f. and n., ‘a great ecclesiastical or lay feast,’ then also ‘wedding feast.’