Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/forhtu

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 *furhtō.

Noun

*forhtu f

1. fright, fear

   Synonym: *furhtī

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*forhtu
Genitive	*forhtā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*forhtu	*forhtō
Accusative	*forhtā	*forhtā
Genitive	*forhtā	*forhtō
Dative	*forhtē	*forhtōm, *forhtum
Instrumental	*forhtu	*forhtōm, *forhtum

Alternative reconstructions

• *furhtu

Derived terms

• *furhtijan

Related terms

• *furhtī

Descendants

• 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