Where does “smetvrees” come from?

smetvrees (Dutch) comes from Dutch vrees, from Middle Dutch vrêse, from Old Dutch frēsa, from Proto-West Germanic *fraisu, from Proto-Germanic fraisō — danger, peril, risk.

smetvrees (Dutch): mysophobia, germophobia

Definitions

  1. mysophobia, germophobia

Ancestry of “smetvrees”, step by step

smetvrees traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vrees

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvreesfear, apprehension, angst
2Middle Dutchvrêse—
3Old Dutchfrēsademise
4Proto-West Germanic*fraisu—
5Proto-Germanicfraisōdanger, peril, risk

via Dutch smet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsmeta stain, a blemish; an imperfection, a stain on...
2Middle Dutchsmette—
Every word from Proto-Germanic fraisō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *fraisu →Every word from Old Dutch frēsa →