Griecht

Luxembourgish

Alternative forms

• Gruecht

Etymology

From Middle High German graht, *greht, northwestern variants of graft, from Proto-Germanic *graftuz. Cognate with Dutch gracht, West Frisian grêft (both “city canal”). The northern West Germanic development -ft- → -cht- is preserved in Luxembourgish in a small number of relict words; compare Luucht, stiichten, uechter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡʀiə̯ɕt]

Noun

Griecht f (plural Griechten)

1. (especially in toponyms) a small ditch or narrow dell, often one with a holloway

Related terms

• gruewen