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Where does “frygt” come from?

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

frygt (Danish): fear, fright; imperative of frygte

Definitions

  1. fear, fright; imperative of frygte

Ancestry of “frygt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvruchte—
2Proto-Germanicfurhtōfright, fear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥k-to fear

Words derived from “frygt”

  • frygtsom
  • ærefrygt
  • dødsfrygt
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