Where does “schrikbeeld” come from?

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

schrikbeeld (Dutch): Terrifying thought, bugbear

Definitions

  1. Terrifying thought, bugbear

Ancestry of “schrikbeeld”, step by step

schrikbeeld traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch schrik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschrikshock, dread; terror, menace
2Dutchschrikkento be startled, to get a scare; to quench
3Middle Dutchschrickento stride, to take a long, wide step; to be...
4Old Dutchskrikken
5Proto-Germanicskrikjaną

via Dutch beeld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbeeldimage; statue, sculpture; impression, idea
2Middle Dutchbēeldesculpture
3Old Dutchbilithi
4Proto-West Germanic*biliþilikeness, image
Every word from Proto-Germanic skrikjanąEvery word from Old Dutch skrikkenEvery word from Middle Dutch schricken
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