Where does “plasvrees” come from?

plasvrees (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.

plasvrees (Dutch): the inability to urinate in the presence of others; paruresis

Definitions

  1. the inability to urinate in the presence of others; paruresis

Ancestry of “plasvrees”, step by step

plasvrees 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 plassen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchplassenurinate; secrete in urine
2Dutchplasschen—
Every word from Proto-Germanic fraisō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *fraisu →Every word from Old Dutch frēsa →