raft · noun, verb1
- Proto-Indo-European · derived from*rap-tro-
- Proto-Germanic · derived from*raf-tra-
- Old Norse · derived fromraptr
- English todayraft
Late Middle English, of North Germanic origin, from West Old Norse raptr, from Proto-Germanic *raf-tra-, from Proto-Indo-European *rap-tro-, from *rep- (“stake, beam”). See also Norwegian raft (“beam, rafter”), Danish raft (“thin pole”). Compare also Albanian trap (“raft, ferry”).
raft · noun2
Alteration of raff.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.