Where does “frightfest” come from?

frightfest (English) comes from English fright, from Middle English fright, from Old English fryhtu, from Old English fyrhtu, from Proto-West Germanic furhtī, from Proto-Germanic furhtį̄, from Proto-Indo-European perǵ-.

frightfest (English): An event, dramatic work, etc. that is very...

Definitions

  1. An event, dramatic work, etc. that is very...

Ancestry of “frightfest”, step by step

frightfest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fright

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfrightA state of terror excited by the sudden...
2Middle EnglishfrightAlternative form of frith; A fright or scare
3Old EnglishfryhtuAlternative form of fyrhtu: fright
4Old Englishfyrhtufright
5Proto-West Germanicfurhtīfright, fear
6Proto-Germanicfurhtį̄fear, fright
7Proto-Indo-Europeanperǵ-—

via English fest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfestA gathering for a specified reason or occasion;...
2Germanfëst—
3Middle High Germanfëst—
4Latinfestuma holiday, festival; a banquet, feast
5LatinfēstusOf or pertaining to holidays; festive, festal, joyful, merry
6Proto-Italicfēstos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European perǵ- →