An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Petschaft

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, P (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Petschaft
Friedrich Kluge2510404An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, P — Petschaft1891John Francis Davis

Petschaft, n., ‘signet, seal,’ from MidHG. petschat, petschaft, n.; borrowed from the equiv. Bohem. pečet (OSlov. pečati); the f of the MidHG. and ModHG. words was introduced by associating them with Schaft.