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
- A positive experience with LSD or other...
Ancestry of “freak out”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | freakout | A frightening or disorientating experience,... |
| 2 | English | out | Away from the inside, centre or other point of... |
| 3 | Middle English | oute | — |
| 4 | Old English | ūt | out |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *ūt | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |