Where does “frykt” come from?
frykt (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Low German vruchte, from Proto-Germanic furhtijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
frykt (Norwegian Bokmål): a fear; imperative of frykte
Definitions
- a fear; imperative of frykte
Ancestry of “frykt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Low German | vruchte | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | furhtijaną | to frighten, make afraid; to fear, be afraid |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 6 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
Words derived from “frykt”