טראַכטן

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German trahten (“consider, think about, pay attention to, keep in mind, strive for”), from Old High German trahtōn, from Proto-Germanic *trahtōną, borrowed from Latin tractō (“drag, handle, transact, debate”). Cognate to Old English trahtian, German betrachten.

Verb

⁧טראַכטן⁩ • (trakhtn)

  1. to think
    ⁧דער מענטש טראַכט און גאָט לאַכט.⁩ ― der mentsh trakht un got lakht. ― The man plans and God laughs. —Proverb

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Noun

⁧טראַכטן⁩ • (trakhtn)

  1. plural of ⁧טראַכט⁩ (trakht)
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