Where does “fryhtu” come from?

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

fryhtu (Old English): Alternative form of fyrhtu: fright

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of fyrhtu: fright

Ancestry of “fryhtu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfyrhtufright
2Proto-West Germanicfurhtīfright, fear
3Proto-Germanicfurhtį̄fear, fright
4Proto-Indo-Europeanperǵ-—

Words derived from “fryhtu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European perǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic furhtį̄ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic furhtī →