Where does “freightable” come from?
freightable (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.
freightable (English): Capable of being freighted; transportable
Definitions
- Capable of being freighted; transportable
Ancestry of “freightable”, step by step
freightable 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 |
via English able
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | able | Easy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to |
| 2 | Middle English | able | capable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent |
| 3 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 4 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |