Where does “hoogtevrees” come from?

hoogtevrees (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch hoogtevrees, from Dutch vrees, from Middle Dutch vrêse, from Old Dutch frēsa, from Proto-West Germanic *fraisu, from Proto-Germanic fraisō — danger, peril, risk.

hoogtevrees (Afrikaans): fear of heights; acrophobia

Definitions

  1. fear of heights; acrophobia

Ancestry of “hoogtevrees”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhoogtevreesacrophobia, fear of heights
2Dutchvreesfear, apprehension, angst
3Middle Dutchvrêse—
4Old Dutchfrēsademise
5Proto-West Germanic*fraisu—
6Proto-Germanicfraisōdanger, peril, risk
Every word from Proto-Germanic fraisō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *fraisu →Every word from Old Dutch frēsa →