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”

Every word from Proto-Germanic skrikkōną →Every word from Old High German skreckōn →Every word from Middle High German schrecken →