Where does “hoogtevrees” come from?

hoogtevrees (Dutch) comes from Dutch vrees, from Middle Dutch vrêse, from Old Dutch frēsa, from Proto-West Germanic *fraisu, from Proto-Germanic fraisō — danger, peril, risk.

hoogtevrees (Dutch): acrophobia, fear of heights

Definitions

  1. acrophobia, fear of heights

Ancestry of “hoogtevrees”, step by step

hoogtevrees traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vrees

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvreesfear, apprehension, angst
2Middle Dutchvrêse—
3Old Dutchfrēsademise
4Proto-West Germanic*fraisu—
5Proto-Germanicfraisōdanger, peril, risk

via Dutch hoogte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhoogteheight
2Proto-Germanichauhiþōheight
3Proto-Germanichauhazhigh
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten

Words derived from “hoogtevrees”

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