Where does “Hitlerphobia” come from?

Hitlerphobia (English) comes from English Phobia, from Ancient Greek Φόβος, from Proto-Indo-European bʰegʷ- — to flee; to run.

Hitlerphobia (English): A fear of Adolf Hitler

Definitions

  1. A fear of Adolf Hitler

Ancestry of “Hitlerphobia”, step by step

Hitlerphobia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Phobia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPhobiaAn irrational, abnormal, or obsessive fear (of something)
2Ancient GreekΦόβοςmythological personification of fear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰegʷ-to flee; to run

via English Hitler

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHitlerAn unnecessarily dictatorial person
2GermanHitlerAdolf Hitler
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰegʷ- →