Where does “slotgracht” come from?

slotgracht (Dutch) comes from Dutch gracht, 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.

slotgracht (Dutch): moat

Definitions

  1. moat

Ancestry of “slotgracht”, step by step

slotgracht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch gracht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgrachtcanal; ditch, trench; grave
2Middle Dutchgrachtgrave; ditch, canal, dug watercourse; groove
3Old Dutchgraft—
4Proto-Germanicgraftuzdigging, carving
5Proto-Germanicgrabanąto dig; to engrave, scratch
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrābʰ-to dig, scratch, scrape

via Dutch slot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchslotlock; castle; end, conclusion
2Middle Dutchslot—
3Old Dutchslōtlock, bolt
4Proto-West Germanic*slotbar, bolt
5Proto-Germanicslutą—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrābʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grabaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic graftuz →