Where does “beschrikken” come from?

beschrikken (Dutch) comes from Dutch schrikken, from Middle Dutch schricken, from Old Dutch skrikken, from Proto-Germanic skrikjaną.

beschrikken (Dutch): to frighten, startle

Definitions

  1. to frighten, startle

Ancestry of “beschrikken”, step by step

beschrikken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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—

via Dutch be

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbe—
Every word from Proto-Germanic skrikjaną →Every word from Old Dutch skrikken →Every word from Middle Dutch schricken →