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Where does “Schreck” come from?

Schreck (German) comes from Middle High German schrecke.

Schreck (German): fright

Definitions

  1. fright

Ancestry of “Schreck”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanschrecke—

Words derived from “Schreck”

  • schrecklichkeit
  • schrecklich
  • schreckhaft
  • Schreckschuss
  • Schrecklichkeit
  • Panzerschreck
  • höjdskräck
  • rysskräck
  • skräck
  • шрекшус
  • šrekšus
  • skrekkelig
  • skrekkfilm
  • skrekk
  • høydeskrekk
  • skrekkfilm
  • skrekk
  • skræk
Every word from Middle High German schrecke →