gracht

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ɣrɑxt/

noun
Definitions
  • (Netherlands) canal in a city, with houses on each side
  • (Belgium) ditch, trench in the countryside, referring to both those that contain water and those that are dry

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch gracht inherited from Old Dutch *graft inherited from Proto-Germanic *graftuz.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*graftuz

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