Where does “afskrækning” come from?
afskrækning (Danish) comes from Danish afskrække, from German abschrecken, from German ab-, from German AB, from Middle High German ab, from Old High German ab, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.
afskrækning (Danish): deterrence, dissuasion
Definitions
- deterrence, dissuasion
Ancestry of “afskrækning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | afskrække | to deter, discourage, intimidate, daunt |
| 2 | German | abschrecken | to discourage to take away or reduce the courage of, to daunt, to repel, to scare |
| 3 | German | ab- | Separable verb prefix that indicates removal or... |
| 4 | German | AB | Abbreviation of Anrufbeantworter; Abbreviation of... |
| 5 | Middle High German | ab | — |
| 6 | Old High German | ab | of |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |