Words that come from Proto-Germanic -þuz

400 words across 16 languages descend from Proto-Germanic -þuz — including afraid, waste, chest, guest, draft, aircraft, Frederick, thread.

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English (351)

Dutch (10)

Swedish (7)

Icelandic (7)

Old Dutch (6)

Middle Dutch (5)

Danish (4)

Afrikaans (2)

Frankish (1)

Old High German (1)

West Frisian (1)

Latin (1)

Estonian (1)

Italian (1)

Old Danish (1)

Faroese (1)