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Freight

2 stages from Middle Dutch to English.

Today it means goods transported in bulk by ship, train, or other vehicle
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vrecht
Middle Dutch · medieval
"the cost of shipping goods"
the cost of transporting goods by ship
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freight
English · 1400s-1500s
"goods transported in bulk; the cost of transport"
adopted directly from Middle Dutch maritime trade
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