Where does “preighter” come from?
preighter (English) comes from English freighter, 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.
preighter (English): A freighter converted from a passenger aircraft
Definitions
- A freighter converted from a passenger aircraft
Ancestry of “preighter”, step by step
preighter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English freighter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | freighter | One who loads a ship, or one who charters and... |
| 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 |
via English passenger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | passenger | One who rides or travels in a vehicle, but who... |
| 2 | Old French | passagier | — |
| 3 | Old French | passage | passage part of a route or journey |
| 4 | Old French | passer | to pass; to pass by |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | passare | to walk, pass; step, walk, pass; present active... |
| 6 | Latin | passus | spread out; dried; step |
| 7 | Latin | patior | I suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₁- | to hate, hurt |