Where does “Frachtschepp” come from?
Frachtschepp (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Fracht, from Middle Low German vracht, from Old Saxon frāht, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
Frachtschepp (Plautdietsch): freighter
Definitions
- freighter
Ancestry of “Frachtschepp”, step by step
Frachtschepp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Plautdietsch Fracht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Fracht | freight |
| 2 | Middle Low German | vracht | freight money |
| 3 | Old Saxon | frāht | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fra- | off, away; completely, fully, up |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Plautdietsch Schepp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Schepp | ship |
| 2 | Middle Low German | schip | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | skip | ship |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skip | ship |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skipą | ship; hollow object |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |