Where does “ærefrygt” come from?

ærefrygt (Danish) comes from Danish frygt, from Middle Low German vruchte, from Proto-Germanic furhtō, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥k- — to fear.

ærefrygt (Danish): awe; a feeling of reverence so intense as to edge...

Definitions

  1. awe; a feeling of reverence so intense as to edge...

Ancestry of “ærefrygt”, step by step

ærefrygt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish frygt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfrygtfear, fright; imperative of frygte
2Middle Low Germanvruchte—
3Proto-Germanicfurhtōfright, fear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥k-to fear

via Danish ære

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishærehonor; to honor
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥k- →Every word from Proto-Germanic furhtō →Every word from Middle Low German vruchte →