Where does “Schwellenangst” come from?

Schwellenangst (English) comes from German Schwellenangst, from German Schwelle, from Middle High German swelle, from Old High German swelli, from Proto-Germanic sulī, from Proto-Indo-European sēl- — to calm, quiet, be favourable.

Schwellenangst (English): A fear of, or aversion to, crossing a threshold...

Definitions

  1. A fear of, or aversion to, crossing a threshold...

Ancestry of “Schwellenangst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwellenangst—
2GermanSchwellethreshold; railroad tie, railway sleeper
3Middle High Germanswelle—
4Old High Germanswelli—
5Proto-Germanicsulībalk, bar, threshold, sill
6Proto-Indo-Europeansēl-to calm, quiet, be favourable
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sulī →Every word from Old High German swelli →