Where does “freak out” come from?

freak out (English) comes from English freakout, from English out, from Middle English oute, from Old English ūt, from Proto-West Germanic *ūt, from Proto-Germanic ūt, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

freak out (English): A positive experience with LSD or other...

Definitions

  1. A positive experience with LSD or other...

Ancestry of “freak out”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfreakoutA frightening or disorientating experience,...
2EnglishoutAway from the inside, centre or other point of...
3Middle Englishouteout
4Old Englishūtout
5Proto-West Germanic*ūtout, outward
6Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūt →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *ūt →