Where does “Gracht” come from?
Gracht (German) 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.
Gracht (German): canal within a city
Ancestry of “Gracht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | gracht | canal; ditch, trench; grave |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | gracht | grave; ditch, canal, dug watercourse; groove |
| 3 | Old Dutch | graft | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | graftuz | digging, carving |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | grabaną | to dig; to engrave, scratch |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrābʰ- | to dig, scratch, scrape |