Where does “højdeskræk” come from?

højdeskræk (Danish) comes from Danish højde, from Old Danish høgdh, from Old Norse hæð, from Proto-Germanic hauhiþō, from Proto-Germanic hauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- — flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten.

højdeskræk (Danish): acrophobia

Definitions

  1. acrophobia

Ancestry of “højdeskræk”, step by step

højdeskræk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish højde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhøjdeheight; altitude
2Old Danishhøgdh—
3Old Norsehæðheight
4Proto-Germanichauhiþōheight
5Proto-Germanichauhazhigh
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten

via Danish skræk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishskrækfear; terror; fright, scare
2GermanSchreckfright
3Middle High Germanschrecke—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hauhaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hauhiþō →