Where does “fyrhto” come from?

fyrhto (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic furhtį̄, from Proto-Indo-European perǵ-.

fyrhto (Old English): fright, fear, dread, trembling, horrible sight

Definitions

  1. fright, fear, dread, trembling, horrible sight

Ancestry of “fyrhto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfurhtį̄fear, fright
2Proto-Indo-Europeanperǵ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European perǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic furhtį̄ →