English
frightsome
From fright + -some.
Formed from fright + -some
Proto-Indo-European *pr̥k- ‘to fear’
Proto-Germanic *furhtį̄ ‘fear’
Old English fryhtu
Middle English fright ‘a fright or scare’
English fright
Today it means
adj Marked by fright or frightfulness; frightening; frightful; fearful; causing fear.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / frightsome