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Where does “forhtu” come from?

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

forhtu (Proto-West Germanic): fright, fear

Definitions

  1. fright, fear

Ancestry of “forhtu”, step by step

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

Words derived from “forhtu”

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