Where does “forchtsom” come from?

forchtsom (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Forcht, 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.

forchtsom (Plautdietsch): fearsome, fearful, frightful

Definitions

  1. fearsome, fearful, frightful

Ancestry of “forchtsom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschForchtfear
2Middle Low Germanvrochte—
3Old Saxonforhta—
4Proto-West Germanicforhtufright, fear
5Proto-Germanicfurhtōfright, fear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥k-to fear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥k- →Every word from Proto-Germanic furhtō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic forhtu →