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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/furhtō
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Pre-Germanic *pr̥kteh₂, probably derived from *furhtaz (“fearful”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɸurx.tɔː/
Noun
*furhtō f
- fright, fear
- Synonym: *furhtį̄
Inflection
ō-stemDeclension of *furhtō (ō-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *furhtō | *furhtôz | |
vocative | *furhtō | *furhtôz | |
accusative | *furhtǭ | *furhtōz | |
genitive | *furhtōz | *furhtǫ̂ | |
dative | *furhtōi | *furhtōmaz | |
instrumental | *furhtō | *furhtōmiz |
Derived terms
- *furhtijaną
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *forhtu
- Old Frisian: fruchta
- Old Saxon: forhta
- Middle Low German: vruchte, vrochte
- Old Dutch: forhta
- Middle Dutch: vrucht
- Dutch: vrucht (now only in godsvrucht)
- Middle Dutch: vrucht
- Old High German: forhta
- Middle High German: vorhte, vorht
- German: Furcht, (obsolete) Forcht
- Middle High German: vorhte, vorht
Further reading
- Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN