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Where does “frukta” come from?

frukta (Swedish) comes from Low German vruchte, from Proto-Germanic furhtijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

frukta (Swedish): to fear, to dread to be afraid

Definitions

  1. to fear, to dread to be afraid

Ancestry of “frukta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germanvruchte—
2Proto-Germanicfurhtijanąto frighten, make afraid; to fear, be afraid
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “frukta”

  • fruktansvärd
  • fruktan
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