Where does “Forcht” come from?

Forcht (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German vrochte, from Old Saxon forhta, from Proto-West Germanic forhtu, from Proto-Germanic furhtō, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥k- — to fear.

Forcht (Plautdietsch): fear

Definitions

  1. fear

Ancestry of “Forcht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvrochte—
2Old Saxonforhta—
3Proto-West Germanicforhtufright, fear
4Proto-Germanicfurhtōfright, fear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥k-to fear

Words derived from “Forcht”

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