FRAUGHT - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Adjective
marked by distress
Example: a fraught mother-daughter relationship
Meaning 2
Part of speech: Adjective
filled with or attended with
Example: words fraught with meaning; an incident fraught with danger; a silence pregnant with suspense
Synonyms
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "fraught" comes from Middle Dutch vrachten. It started in Middle English fraughten. Then it appeared in Middle Dutch vrachten. Later, people used it in Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyḱ-. After that, it was Proto-Germanic *aihtiz. Over time, it became Proto-Germanic *fra-. Finally, it reached Middle Low German vracht. It started in Middle Dutch vracht. Then it appeared in Middle English fraught. Many other languages have similar words:.
- Old High German: frēht
- Old English: ǣht
🔗 Related Words
freight – A related word in the same word family.
for- – A related word in the same word family.
own – A related word in the same word family.
🧩 Fun Fact
A word passing through this many languages survived because it named something universally important.