Where does “afschrikken” come from?

afschrikken (Dutch) comes from Dutch af, from Middle Dutch af, from Old Dutch af, from Proto-Germanic ab, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.

afschrikken (Dutch): to scare off; to deter by fear

Definitions

  1. to scare off; to deter by fear

Ancestry of “afschrikken”, step by step

afschrikken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch af

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchafoff; off, from; finished, done
2Middle Dutchafoff, out, away; of, about
3Old Dutchaf—
4Proto-Germanicabaway from; away
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from

via Dutch schrikken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschrikkento be startled, to get a scare; to quench
2Middle Dutchschrickento stride, to take a long, wide step; to be...
3Old Dutchskrikken—
4Proto-Germanicskrikjaną—

Words derived from “afschrikken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Germanic ab →Every word from Old Dutch af →