From a similar thread on the other website hypothesizing what the Modern English word would be if it survived:
After the later metathesis to *h₂ŕ̥ḱtos, it could have become Proto-Germanic *urhtaz, which might have taken any number of forms in Old English, *urht, *orht, *roht. Probably at the extreme it could have become English *rought, pronounced like ‘wrought’ or ‘rout’.
one day I will say the true name of the bear and summon The Brownest One
You’d better eat all your honey beforehand or you’ll lose it.
You assume the honey is for me and not an offering
Mmm. Honey filled snack.
That’s only for the Slavic “bear” euphemism, medved “honey-eater”
Is there a Russian tennis player with this name?
From a similar thread on the other website hypothesizing what the Modern English word would be if it survived:
Good luck with your summoning!