vracht

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Dutch

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-West Germanic *fra- + *aihti. Cognate with English freight and fraught.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɑxt

Noun

vracht f (plural vrachten, diminutive vrachtje n)

  1. freight
  2. a large amount, a mass

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: vrag
  • → Caribbean Javanese: prag
  • → Indonesian: prah
  • → Manado Malay: frak (“fare”)

Middle Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed 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-West Germanic *fra- + *aihti.

Pronunciation

Noun

vracht f

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

Alternative forms

Descendants

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