Where does “pacht” come from?

pacht (Silesian) comes from Old Polish pacht, from Middle High German pfaht.

pacht (Silesian): lease

Definitions

  1. lease

Ancestry of “pacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishpachtlease fee
2Middle High Germanpfaht—
Every word from Middle High German pfaht →Every word from Old Polish pacht →
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