An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Frucht

by Friedrich Kluge

Frucht, f., ‘fruit, crop, product,’ from MidHG. vruht, OHG. fruht, f., ‘fruit’; corresponding to OSax. fruht, Du. vrucht, OFris. frucht. Based on Lat. fructus, which perhaps at the same period as Pflanze and a number of botanical terms, found its way into German.