ENGLISH ROOT WORD: fright "fright", "fear" from Old English fryhto, fyrhtu, fyrhtan

【fright】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "fryhto," "fyrhtu," and "fyrhtan." It carries the basic meaning of "fright," and "fear."

[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "fright"]

frighten ***[2715] If something or someone frightens you, they cause you to suddenly feel afraid, anxious, or nervous.
frightened **[4490] If you are frightened, you are anxious or afraid, often because of something that has just happened or that you think may happen.
frightening ***[3188] If something is frightening, it makes you feel afraid, anxious, or nervous.
frightful ☆[5173] Frightful means very bad or unpleasant.

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[WORD ROOT]root fright
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] fright
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) fryhto, fyrhtu, fyrhtan
[MEANING]root fright, fear

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】

• 【Old English】 fryhto [metathesis of Old English fyrhtu] fear, dread, trembling, horrible sight
• 【Old English】 fyrhtu [from Proto-Germanic *furkhtaz ] fear, dread, trembling, horrible sight
• 【Old English】 fyrhtan [from the source of fright (n, )] to terrify, fill with fear; to make afraid

Please see the Word information in detail as follows;

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frighten ★★★[2715] verb from fright
【DEFINITION】 If something or someone frightens you, they cause you to suddenly feel afraid, anxious, or nervous.
【SYNONYM】 fright
【COMPOSITION】 fright + en
【ROOTs】 ⑴ fright; fright ⑵ en; verb suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English fryhto》 [metathesis of Old English fyrhtu] fear, dread, trembling, horrible sight
【First Known Meaning】 strike with fear, terrify,
【DERIVATIVEs】 affright, fright, frighten, frightful

frightened ★★[4490] adjective from fright
【DEFINITION】 If you are frightened, you are anxious or afraid, often because of something that has just happened or that you think may happen.
【COMPOSITION】 frighten + ed
【ROOTs】 ⑴ fright; fright ⑵ en; verb suffix ⑶ ed; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English fryhto》 [metathesis of Old English fyrhtu] fear, dread, trembling, horrible sight
【DERIVATIVEs】 frightenedly, frightened

frightening ★★★[3188] adjective from fright
【DEFINITION】 If something is frightening, it makes you feel afraid, anxious, or nervous.
【ROOTs】 ⑴ fright; fright ⑵ en; in, into ⑶ ing; suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English fryhto》 [metathesis of Old English fyrhtu] fear, dread, trembling, horrible sight
【DERIVATIVEs】 frighteningly, frightening

frightful ☆[5173] adjective from fright
【DEFINITION】 Frightful means very bad or unpleasant.
【SYNONYM】 awful, terrible
【ROOTs】 ⑴ fright; fright ⑵ ful; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English fryhto》 [metathesis of Old English fyrhtu] fear, dread, trembling, horrible sight
【DERIVATIVEs】 affright, fright, frighten, frightful, frightfulness

Other words containing "fright"; affright, fright, frightenedly, frighteningly, frightfulness

(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

friend
frequent
freeze
free
frag-, frang-, -fring-, fract-
four
fort
form
fores-, forest-
fore

 

 

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