Where does “mic fright” come from?

mic fright (English) comes from English fright, from Middle English fright, from Old English fryhtu, from Old English fyrhtu, from Proto-West Germanic furhtī, from Proto-Germanic furhtį̄, from Proto-Indo-European perǵ-.

mic fright (English): The fear of speaking (usually on stage) using a microphone

Definitions

  1. The fear of speaking (usually on stage) using a microphone

Ancestry of “mic fright”, step by step

mic fright traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fright

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfrightA state of terror excited by the sudden...
2Middle EnglishfrightAlternative form of frith; A fright or scare
3Old EnglishfryhtuAlternative form of fyrhtu: fright
4Old Englishfyrhtufright
5Proto-West Germanicfurhtīfright, fear
6Proto-Germanicfurhtį̄fear, fright
7Proto-Indo-Europeanperǵ-—

via English mic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicAlternative form of mike
2EnglishmicrofaradOne millionth of a farad, abbreviated as µF
3Englishmicro-API; Very small; One millionth
4Ancient Greekμικρο-micro
5Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
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