Drafty
/ˈdræf.ti/noun
Having or allowing a current of cool air; breezy or full of drafts.
Did you know?Its root is tied to the same ancient Germanic idea as “draw,” so a “draft” is literally a pull or dragging motion before it ever meant a sketch or a current of air.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*dʰregʰ-
“to drag, draw, pull”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*draganą
“to draw, pull, drag”
Old English
OE
dræf
“a current of air; something drawn or pulled”
Middle English
ME
draft
“a current of air; an act of drawing or pulling”
19th Century
English
drafty
“exposed to or characterized by drafts of air”
Modern English
English
drafty
“having or allowing a current of cool air”