Where does “Spinnenphobie” come from?

Spinnenphobie (German) comes from German -phobie, from French -phobie, from Ancient Greek Φόβος, from Proto-Indo-European bʰegʷ- — to flee; to run.

Spinnenphobie (German): arachnophobia

Definitions

  1. arachnophobia

Ancestry of “Spinnenphobie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German-phobie-phobia
2French-phobie-phobia
3Ancient GreekΦόβοςmythological personification of fear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰegʷ-to flee; to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰegʷ- →Every word from Ancient Greek Φόβος →Every word from French -phobie →
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