Where does “freighted” come from?
freighted (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.
freighted (English): simple past tense and past participle of freight;...
Definitions
- simple past tense and past participle of freight;...
Ancestry of “freighted”, step by step
| 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 |