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

Definitions

  1. reign of terror

Ancestry of “schrikbewind”, step by step

schrikbewind 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 bewind

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbewindreign; government, regime, administration
2Middle Dutchbewint—
Every word from Proto-Germanic skrikjaną →Every word from Old Dutch skrikken →Every word from Middle Dutch schricken →