Where does “frygte” come from?
frygte (Danish) comes from Middle Low German vruchten, from Old Saxon forhtian, from Old English -ian, from Old English -ōjan, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
frygte (Danish): to fear, to be afraid; to dread
Definitions
- to fear, to be afraid; to dread
Ancestry of “frygte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | vruchten | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | forhtian | to frighten, to be afraid |
| 3 | Old English | -ian | Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 4 | Old English | -ōjan | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |