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English word draft comes from Proto-Germanic *draganą (To draw, to pull, to carry.), Proto-Germanic - þuz, Middle English draughte (Draught (of a liquid). Drought.)
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*draganą (Proto-Germanic)
To draw, to pull, to carry.
- þuz (Proto-Germanic)
draughte (Middle English)
Draught (of a liquid). Drought.
*drahtuz (Proto-Germanic)
Pulling, carrying.
*dræht (Old English)
draught (Middle English)
draught (English)
(Australia) Ale: a type of beer brewed using top-fermenting yeast.. (British) A checker: a game piece used in the game of draughts.. (UK) Alternative form of draft in its various senses.. (UK, medicine, obsolete) A mild vesicatory.. (UK, obsolete) A sudden attack upon an enemy.. (UK, obsolete) Any picture or drawing.. (obsolete) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
draft (English)
(nautical) Depth of water needed to float a ship; depth below the water line to the bottom of a vessel's hull; depth of water drawn by a vessel.. (politics) A system of forcing or convincing people to take an elected position.. (possibly, archaic) That which is drawn in; a catch, a haul.. (possibly, archaic) The act of drawing in a net for fish.. (possibly, archaic) The action or an act [...]