Where does “Shrek” come from?
Shrek (English) comes from Yiddish שרעק, from Middle High German schrecke.
Shrek (English): An extremely ugly person
Ancestry of “Shrek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | שרעק | fear, alarm; terror |
| 2 | Middle High German | schrecke | — |