Where does “airfreight” come from?
airfreight (English) comes from English freight, from Middle English fraught, from Dutch vracht, from Middle Dutch vracht, from Middle Low German vracht, from Old Saxon frāht, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
airfreight (English): The transportation of freight by air; The amount...
Definitions
- The transportation of freight by air; The amount...
Ancestry of “airfreight”, step by step
airfreight traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English freight
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | freight | Payment for transportation; Goods or items in... |
| 2 | Middle English | fraught | — |
| 3 | Dutch | vracht | freight; a large amount, a mass |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | vracht | payment for cargo; freight, load, cargo |
| 5 | Middle Low German | vracht | freight money |
| 6 | Old Saxon | frāht | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fra- | off, away; completely, fully, up |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |