Where does “overfreighted” come from?
overfreighted (English) comes from English freighted, 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.
overfreighted (English): Laden with too much freight
Definitions
- Laden with too much freight
Ancestry of “overfreighted”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | freighted | simple past tense and past participle of freight;... |
| 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 |