vracht

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

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• Rhymes: -ɑxt

Noun

vracht f (plural vrachten, diminutive vrachtje n)

1. freight
2. a large amount, a mass

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-Germanic *fra- + *aihtiz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vraxt/

Noun

vracht f

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

Further reading

• “vracht”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “vracht”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929