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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/furhtī

This Proto-West 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.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *furhtį̄. Equivalent to *forht (fearful) + * (abstract noun suffix).

Noun

*furhtī f

  1. fright, fear
    Synonym: *forhtu

Inflection

īn-stem
Singular
Nominative *furhtī
Genitive *furhtīn
Singular Plural
Nominative *furhtī
Accusative *furhtīn
Genitive *furhtīn
Dative *furhtīn
Instrumental *furhtīn

Descendants

  • Old English: fyrhtu, fryhtu
    • Middle English: fright, friȝt, freyhte, fyrht, furht, frigt, fryȝt
      • English: fright
      • Scots: fricht
  • Old Frisian: fruchte
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