fraught etymology

Etymology:

• Middle English fraught, from Old English freht ("adorned, decorated")
• Originally from Proto-Germanic *frahtijaną ("to adorn, equip")

Meaning:

• Burdened or filled with difficulty, danger, or unpleasantness

Origin:

The word "fraught" originally referred to something that was decorated or adorned. Over time, its meaning shifted to describe something that was filled or burdened with something difficult or unpleasant. This usage is likely due to the idea that something that is adorned or decorated may also be weighed down or burdened by its ornamentation.

fraught relate terms

• freight

  Etymology Middle English fraight from Old French frait past participle of freiter f

• fraught

  Etymology Middle English fraught from Old English freht adorned decorated Origina

• fraught

  Etymology Middle English fraught from Old English freht adorned decorated Origina

• freight

  Etymology Middle English fraight from Old French frait past participle of freiter f

• ought

  Etymology Ought comes from the Old English word āhte which is the past tense of th

• pregnant

  Etymology The word pregnant originates from the Latin word praegnans which means b

• fatal

  Etymology Origin Latin fatalis from fatum fate Meaning Of or relating to fate

• second class

  Etymology The word secondclass is derived from two Latin words Secundus Meaning se

• grateful

  Etymology Middle English grateful from Anglo French grateful from grat grate verb

• speech

  Etymology The word speech derives from the Old English word spræc or spræce whic

• rack

  Etymology Middle English rake from Old English racu meaning heap pile ridge Prot

• countenance

  Etymology From Old French contenance appearance from Medieval Latin continentia

• contemplation

  Etymology From Middle English contemplacioun from Old French contemplacion from Latin

• turpitude

  Etymology The word turpitude comes from the Latin word turpitudo meaning ugliness

• hypochondria

  Etymology Greek ὑποχόνδριον hupokhondrion under the cartilage Mean