Where does “hræðsla” come from?
hræðsla (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic -sla, from Old Norse -sla, from Proto-Germanic -slą, from Proto-Indo-European -slom.
hræðsla (Icelandic): fear
Ancestry of “hræðsla”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | -sla | suffix that makes nouns from verbs, usually... |
| 2 | Old Norse | -sla | act of |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -slą | Derives nouns from verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -slom | — |