Driicht

Luxembourgish Etymology From lb gmh *dricht (attested in 1543), Central Franconian form of gmh trift, from lb gem-pro *driftiz. lb Draft, Drëft rapid of a river, which continues the variant gmh drift without the development ft > cht. This shift is native, but was later pushed back and survives only in a small number of words (cf. lb Griecht, Luucht, stiichten, uechter). Pronunciation lb [dʀiːɕt] Noun f lb now most often in toponyms path on which livestock is driven, cattle track Related terms lb dreiwen