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
- fear of heights; acrophobia
Ancestry of “hoogtevrees”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | hoogtevrees | acrophobia, fear of heights |
| 2 | Dutch | vrees | fear, apprehension, angst |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | vrêse | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | frēsa | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *fraisu | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fraisō | danger, peril, risk |