Where does “raft” come from?

Raft comes from Old French raffer, from Proto-Indo-European rap-tro-, ultimately derived from the Proto-Indo-European root rep-.

raft (English): A flat-bottomed craft able to float and drift on...

Definitions

  1. A flat-bottomed craft able to float and drift on...

Ancestry of “raft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishraffA promiscuous heap; a jumble; a large quantity;...
2Middle EnglishrafAlternative form of reif
3Old Frenchrafferto wear away

Words derived from “raft”

Every word from Old French raffer →Every word from Middle English raf →Every word from English raff →