Where does “vrees” come from?

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

vrees (Afrikaans): fear, apprehension; to fear, to dread, to...

Definitions

  1. fear, apprehension; to fear, to dread, to...

Ancestry of “vrees”, step by step

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