Where does “draughtless” come from?
draughtless (English) comes from English draught, from Middle English draught, from Old English dreaht, from Proto-Germanic drahtuz, from Proto-Germanic draganą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵ- — pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide.
draughtless (English): Without draughts
Definitions
- Without draughts
Ancestry of “draughtless”, step by step
draughtless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English draught
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | draught | Alternative form of draft "in its various... |
| 2 | Middle English | draught | drawing, pull, stroke, etc |
| 3 | Old English | dreaht | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | drahtuz | pulling, carrying |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | draganą | to draw, to pull, to carry |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreǵ- | pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide |