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
scaredness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English scared
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scared | Feeling fear; afraid, frightened; simple past... |
| 2 | English | scare | A minor fright; A cause of slight terror;... |
| 3 | Middle English | sker | Terror, fright |
| 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 |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |