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Where does “fyrhtu” come from?

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

fyrhtu (Old English): fright

Definitions

  1. fright

Ancestry of “fyrhtu”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fyrhtu”

  • fright
  • frightening
  • frighten
  • frighteningly
  • frightener
  • frightsome
  • unfrightening
  • frighteneth
  • nonfrightening
  • frighty
  • frightenest
  • frightenable
  • frightless
  • snake-fright
  • befright
  • nightfright
  • unfrightenable
  • waterfright
  • unfrighteningly
  • stage fright
  • frightment
  • frightfest
  • fright
  • furht
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