Where does “befraught” come from?
befraught (English) comes from English fraught, 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.
befraught (English): fraught
Definitions
- fraught
Ancestry of “befraught”, step by step
befraught traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fraught
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fraught | The hire of a ship or boat to transport cargo;... |
| 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 |
via English Be
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Be | As an auxiliary verb |
| 2 | Middle English | be | Alternative form of been; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Old English | bēo | I become, I will be, I am; bee |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | biumi | first-person singular present active indicative... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *beuną | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |