# dreamcatcher

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #69,010

## Definitions
1. A decorative Native American object in the form of a hoop and net with attachments such as feathers, traditionally believed by the Ojibwa to “filter out” bad dreams.

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dʰrewgʰ-
Proto-West Germanic *draum
Old English drēam
Middle English drem
English dream
Proto-Indo-European *kap-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti
Proto-Indo-European *kaptós
Proto-Italic *kaptos
Vulgar Latin captus
Proto-Indo-European *-yetider.
Vulgar Latin -io
Vulgar Latin *captiāre
Old French chacierbor.
Anglo-Norman cachierbor.
Middle English cacchen
English catch
Latin -ariusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English catcher
English dreamcatcher
From dream + catcher.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dreamcatcher