Vracht
/vrɑxt/noun
A Dutch word meaning freight, cargo, or the fee charged for transporting goods.
Did you know?Dutch vracht is closely related to English “freight” and “fraught,” linking the business of transporting goods with the older sense of being heavily loaded or burdened.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
Proto-Germanic
*frahtiz
“Freight, payment for transport, or a journey’s commercial load”
Old High German
Old High German
fracht
“Freight or cargo carried for payment”
Middle Dutch
Middle Dutch
vracht
“Freight, cargo, or transport charge”
16th Century
Dutch
vracht
“Goods transported by ship or cart, and the fee paid for their carriage”
Modern English
English
vracht
“A rare borrowing from Dutch referring to freight or cargo”