Griecht

Luxembourgish Alternative forms lb Gruecht Etymology From lb gmh graht, gmh *greht, northwestern variants of gmh graft, from lb gem-pro *graftuz. Cognate with nl gracht, fy grêft (both “city canal”). The northern West Germanic development -ft- → -cht- is preserved in Luxembourgish in a small number of relict words; compare lb Driicht, lb Luucht, lb stiichten, lb uechter. Pronunciation lb [ɡʀiə̯ɕt] Noun f lb especially in toponyms a small ditch or narrow dell, often one with a holloway Related terms lb gruewen