Where does “schrik” come from?

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

schrik (Dutch): shock, dread; terror, menace

Definitions

  1. shock, dread; terror, menace

Ancestry of “schrik”, step by step

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 “schrik”

Every word from Proto-Germanic skrikjaną →Every word from Old Dutch skrikken →Every word from Middle Dutch schricken →