Where does “snake-fright” come from?
snake-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-.
snake-fright (English): A fear of snakes; ophiophobia
Definitions
- A fear of snakes; ophiophobia
Ancestry of “snake-fright”, step by step
snake-fright traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fright
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fright | A state of terror excited by the sudden... |
| 2 | Middle English | fright | Alternative form of frith; A fright or scare |
| 3 | Old English | fryhtu | Alternative form of fyrhtu: fright |
| 4 | Old English | fyrhtu | fright |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | furhtī | fright, fear |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | furhtį̄ | fear, fright |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | perǵ- | — |