Where does “gruopvækkende” come from?

gruopvækkende (Danish) comes from Danish gru, from Danish grue — to dread.

gruopvækkende (Danish): horrifying; very creepy, horrifying

Definitions

  1. horrifying; very creepy, horrifying

Ancestry of “gruopvækkende”, step by step

gruopvækkende traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish gru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgruhorror; imperative of grue
2Danishgrueto dread

via Danish opvækkende

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishopvækkende—
Every word from Danish grue →Every word from Danish gru →
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