Where does “skrækslagen” come from?

skrækslagen (Danish) comes from Danish skræk, from German Schreck, from Middle High German schrecke.

skrækslagen (Danish): terrified

Definitions

  1. terrified

Ancestry of “skrækslagen”, step by step

skrækslagen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish skræk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishskrækfear; terror; fright, scare
2GermanSchreckfright
3Middle High Germanschrecke—

via Danish slagen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishslagendefeated
Every word from Middle High German schrecke →Every word from German Schreck →Every word from Danish skræk →