Where does “antforhten” come from?

antforhten (Old Dutch) comes from Old Dutch forhten, from Proto-Germanic furhtijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

antforhten (Old Dutch): to fear

Definitions

  1. to fear

Ancestry of “antforhten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchforhtento fear
2Proto-Germanicfurhtijanąto frighten, make afraid; to fear, be afraid
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →