Where does “schrikbewind” come from?
schrikbewind (Dutch) comes from Dutch schrik, from Dutch schrikken, from Middle Dutch schricken, from Old Dutch skrikken, from Proto-Germanic skrikjaną.
schrikbewind (Dutch): reign of terror
Ancestry of “schrikbewind”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | schrik | shock, dread; terror, menace |
| 2 | Dutch | schrikken | to be startled, to get a scare; to quench |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | schricken | to stride, to take a long, wide step; to be... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | skrikken | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skrikjaną | — |