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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/turhtaz

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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

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Etymology

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From Pre-Germanic *dr̥ḱtos, originally a past participle from Proto-Indo-European *derḱ- (to see).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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*turhtaz

  1. light; bright; clear

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Old English: torht
  • Old Saxon: torht, toroht
  • Old High German: zorht, zoraht, zorft

References

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  • Guus Kroonen (2013) Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN