Where does “schrikken” come from?

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

schrikken (Dutch): to be startled, to get a scare; to quench

Definitions

  1. to be startled, to get a scare; to quench

Ancestry of “schrikken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchschrickento stride, to take a long, wide step; to be...
2Old Dutchskrikken—
3Proto-Germanicskrikjaną—

Words derived from “schrikken”

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