Where does “airfreighter” come from?
airfreighter (English) comes from English freighter, 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- — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “airfreighter”, step by step
airfreighter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English freighter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | freighter | One who loads a ship, or one who charters and... |
| 2 | English | freight | Payment for transportation; Goods or items in... |
| 3 | Middle English | fraught | — |
| 4 | Dutch | vracht | freight; a large amount, a mass |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | vracht | payment for cargo; freight, load, cargo |
| 6 | Middle Low German | vracht | freight money |
| 7 | Old Saxon | frāht | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | fra- | off, away; completely, fully, up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |