Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “forhta” come from?

forhta (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic furhtō, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥k- — to fear.

forhta (Old High German): fear, fright, dread

Definitions

  1. fear, fright, dread

Ancestry of “forhta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfurhtōfright, fear
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥k-to fear

Words derived from “forhta”

  • furchterregend
  • furchtbar
  • Furcht
  • furchteinflößend
  • Furchtlosigkeit
  • furchtlos
  • vorhte
  • vorht
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