Where does “forhta” come from?

forhta (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic forhtu, from Proto-Germanic furhtō, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥k- — to fear.

Ancestry of “forhta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicforhtufright, fear
2Proto-Germanicfurhtōfright, fear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥k-to fear

Words derived from “forhta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥k- →Every word from Proto-Germanic furhtō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic forhtu →