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Where does “Schrecken” come from?

Schrecken (German) comes from Middle High German schrecken, from Old High German skreckōn, from Proto-Germanic skrikkōną — to jump; skip.

Schrecken (German): to frighten, to scare; to intimidate or...

Definitions

  1. to frighten, to scare; to intimidate or...

Ancestry of “Schrecken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanschrecken—
2Old High Germanskreckōnto jump
3Proto-Germanicskrikkōnąto jump; skip

Words derived from “Schrecken”

  • schrecklichkeit
  • Abschreckung
  • abschrecken
  • zurückschrecken
  • schreckhaft
  • Schreck
  • Schrecklichkeit
  • Panzerschreck
  • schrecklich
  • Schreckschuss
  • erschrecken
  • höjdskräck
  • rysskräck
  • skräck
  • шрекшус
  • šrekšus
  • avskrekke
  • skrekkelig
  • skrekkfilm
  • skrekk
  • høydeskrekk
  • skrekkfilm
  • skrekk
  • skrække
Every word from Proto-Germanic skrikkōną →