Where does “speech fright” come from?
speech 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-.
speech fright (English): The fear of speaking in public, especially of giving speech presentations
Definitions
- The fear of speaking in public, especially of giving speech presentations
Ancestry of “speech fright”, step by step
speech 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- | — |