Where does “gracht” come from?

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

gracht (Middle Dutch): grave; ditch, canal, dug watercourse; groove

Definitions

  1. grave; ditch, canal, dug watercourse; groove

Ancestry of “gracht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchgraft—
2Proto-Germanicgraftuzdigging, carving
3Proto-Germanicgrabanąto dig; to engrave, scratch
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrābʰ-to dig, scratch, scrape

Words derived from “gracht”

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