Where does “gracht” come from?

gracht (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch gracht, from Old Dutch graft, from Proto-Germanic graftuz, from Proto-Germanic grabaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrābʰ- — to dig, scratch, scrape.

gracht (Dutch): canal; ditch, trench; grave

Definitions

  1. canal; ditch, trench; grave

Ancestry of “gracht”, step by step

gracht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch gracht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchgrachtgrave; ditch, canal, dug watercourse; groove
2Old Dutchgraft—
3Proto-Germanicgraftuzdigging, carving
4Proto-Germanicgrabanąto dig; to engrave, scratch
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrābʰ-to dig, scratch, scrape

via West Frisian grêft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisiangrêftcanal in a city
2Old Frisiangreft—

Words derived from “gracht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrābʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grabaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic graftuz →