An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Zwietracht

by Friedrich Kluge

Zwietracht, f., ‘dissension, discord,’ from MidHG. zwitraht, f., ‘disunion’; zwieträchtig, adj., ‘discordant, at variance,’ from MidHG. zweitrehtc, ‘disunited, discordant’; as a MidG. word it is allied to treffen (comp. Eintracht).