Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/furhtō

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.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Pre-Germanic *pr̥kteh₂, probably derived from *furhtaz (“fearful”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɸurx.tɔː/

Noun

*furhtō f

1. fright, fear

   Synonym: *furhtį̄

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *furhtō (ō-stem)
	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, *furhtu
  • Old Saxon: forhta
    • Middle Low German: vruchte, vrochte
    • ⇒ Old Saxon: furhtuwerth
  • Old Dutch: forhta
    • Middle Dutch: vrucht
      • Dutch: vrucht (now only in godsvrucht)
  • Old High German: forhta
    • Middle High German: vorhte, vorht
      • German: Furcht, (obsolete) Forcht

Further reading

• Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN