vacht

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vacht, from Old Dutch *faht, from Proto-Germanic *fahtiz, from Proto-Indo-European *póḱtis, from the root *peḱ-. Related to Old Dutch fas (“head hair”) and Middle Dutch vas (“head hair”). Cognate with Old English feht.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vɑxt/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: vacht
  • Rhymes: -ɑxt

Noun

vacht f (plural vachten, diminutive vachtje n)

  1. fur
  2. pelt

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Afrikaans: vag

Karaim

Noun

vacht

  1. time

References
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