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
- A flat-bottomed craft able to float and drift on...
Ancestry of “raft”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | raff | A promiscuous heap; a jumble; a large quantity;... |
| 2 | Middle English | raf | Alternative form of reif |
| 3 | Old French | raffer | to wear away |
Words derived from “raft”