Where does “страхувам” come from?

страхувам (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian страх, from Proto-Slavic straxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic strākš-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)treg- — rigid, stiff; to be stiff, rigid, strong.

Ancestry of “страхувам”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianстрахfear, fright, scare; phobia
2Proto-Slavicstraxъfear, terror
3Proto-Balto-Slavicstrākš-
4Proto-Indo-European(s)treg-rigid, stiff; to be stiff, rigid, strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)treg-