Where does “gracht” come from?

gracht (West Frisian) 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 (West Frisian): Alternative form of grêft

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of grêft

Ancestry of “gracht”, step by step

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