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vracht

vracht

Dutch

Noun

vracht f ‎(plural vrachten, diminutive vrachtje n)

  1. freight
  2. a large amount, a mass

Derived terms

Middle Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Low German vracht, vrecht ‎(“payment for cargo”), from Old Saxon frāht, frēht. Displaced the native Middle Dutch vrecht, both originally deriving from Proto-Germanic *fra- + *aihtiz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vraxt/

Noun

vracht f

  1. payment for cargo
  2. freight, load, cargo

Descendants

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vracht, from Middle Low German vracht, vrecht ‎(“payment for cargo”), from Old Saxon frāht, frēht. Displaced the native Middle Dutch vrecht, both originally deriving from Proto-Germanic *fra- + *aihtiz. Cognate with English freight and fraught.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɑxt

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