Schlucht

Etymology
There are two etymological paths whose accuracy and possible interrelation are not conclusively established.
 * Schlucht is most readily explained as a form of the archaic High German equivalent, with the Low German development of -ft- → -cht- (cf. ). Schluft pertains to the verb . This etymology is favoured by most authorities, although they seem to be unable to find attestations for the  word.
 * There is an Upper German attestation of or possibly  (“water-filled ditch”), which is in line with similar words in modern Upper German dialects. Some of these words also mean “cut-off branch” and may pertain to . The sense of “ditch” might be derived from “branch”.

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Noun

 * 1) canyon, chasm, gorge, ravine

Noun

 * 1) canyon, gorge, ravine