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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Pre-Germanic *pr̥kteh₂, probably derived from *furhtaz (“fearful”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
*furhtō f[1]
- fright, fear
- Synonym: *furhtį̄
Inflection
Declension of *furhtō (ō-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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*furhtō
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*furhtôz
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| vocative
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*furhtō
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*furhtôz
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| accusative
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*furhtǭ
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*furhtōz
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| genitive
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*furhtōz
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*furhtǫ̂
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| dative
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*furhtōi
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*furhtōmaz
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| instrumental
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*furhtō
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*furhtōmiz
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Derived terms
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *forhtu, *furhtu
- Old Saxon: forhta
- Middle Low German: vruchte, vrochte
- ⇒ Old Saxon: furhtuwerth
- Old Dutch: forhta
- Old High German: forhta
- Middle High German: vorhte, vorht
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*furhtō-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 161