Etymograph

English

frighty

Frighty comes from Middle English frighti ‘frightened, frighty’, from Proto-Germanic *furhtaz ‘fearful’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥k- ‘fear’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pr̥k-‘fear’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*furhtaz‘fearful’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*furhtį̄‘fear, fright’reconstructed
  4. Old Englishc. 450–1150fryhtu
  5. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500fright‘a fright or scare’
  6. Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500frighti‘frightened, frighty’
  7. Englishtodayfrighty

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pr̥k-‘fear’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*furhtaz‘fearful’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*furhtį̄‘fear, fright’reconstructed
  4. Old Englishc. 450–1150fryhtu
  5. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500fright‘a fright or scare’
  6. Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500frighti‘frightened, frighty’
  7. Englishtodayfrighty

Formed from fright + -y

Proto-Indo-European *pr̥k- ‘to fear’

Proto-Germanic *furhtį̄ ‘fear’

Old English fryhtu

Middle English fright ‘a fright or scare’

English fright

Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥k-

Today it means

adj Afraid.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pr̥k- / frighty

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