Where does “-fobie” come from?

-fobie (Dutch) comes from French -phobie, from Ancient Greek Φόβος, from Proto-Indo-European bʰegʷ- — to flee; to run.

Ancestry of “-fobie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-phobie-phobia
2Ancient GreekΦόβοςmythological personification of fear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰegʷ-to flee; to run

Words derived from “-fobie”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰegʷ- →Every word from Ancient Greek Φόβος →Every word from French -phobie →
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