Where does “scaredness” come from?
scaredness (English) comes from English scared, from English scare, from Middle English sker, from Middle English skerren, from Old Norse skirra, from Proto-Germanic skirzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
scaredness (English): The quality of being scared; fear; timidity
Definitions
- The quality of being scared; fear; timidity
Ancestry of “scaredness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | scared | Feeling fear; afraid, frightened; simple past... |
| 2 | English | scare | A minor fright; A cause of slight terror;... |
| 3 | Middle English | sker | — |
| 4 | Middle English | skerren | to frighten |
| 5 | Old Norse | skirra | frighten; to frighten; to shrink away from, shun;... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skirzijaną | to shoo, scare off |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |