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Where does “schrecke” come from?

schrecke (German) comes from German Heuschrecke, from Middle High German höuschrecke, from Old High German houwiscrecko — hay-locust.

schrecke (German): inflection of schrecken: ## first-person singular...

Definitions

  1. inflection of schrecken: ## first-person singular...

Ancestry of “schrecke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHeuschreckegrasshopper; locust; an investor who buys...
2Middle High Germanhöuschrecke—
3Old High Germanhouwiscreckohay-locust
Every word from Old High German houwiscrecko →