Fracht
See also: fracht
German
Etymology
From Middle Low German vracht, alongside vrecht. The form with -a- (see also Dutch vracht) may eventually be from Old Frisian[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
Fracht f (genitive Fracht, plural Frachten)
- freight, cargo
- fare, the price paid for conveyance
Declension
Declension of Fracht [feminine]
Derived terms
- befrachten
- Frachtcontainer
- Frachtflughafen
- Frachtflugzeug
- Frachthafen
- Frachtschiff
- Frachtwagen
References
- ^ Kluge, Friedrich (2002), “Fracht”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 24th edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN
Further reading
Plautdietsch
Etymology
From Middle Low German vracht, from Old Saxon *frēht.
Noun
Fracht f