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
Ancestry of “fyrhtu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | furhtī | fright, fear |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | furhtį̄ | fear, fright |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | perǵ- | — |
Words derived from “fyrhtu”