Where does “vrees” come from?

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

vrees (Dutch): fear, apprehension, angst

Definitions

  1. fear, apprehension, angst

Ancestry of “vrees”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vrees”

Every word from Proto-Germanic fraisō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *fraisu →Every word from Old Dutch frēsa →