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Where does “vrêse” come from?

vrêse (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch frēsa, from Proto-West Germanic *fraisu, from Proto-Germanic fraisō — danger, peril, risk.

Ancestry of “vrêse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchfrēsa—
2Proto-West Germanic*fraisu—
3Proto-Germanicfraisōdanger, peril, risk

Words derived from “vrêse”

  • vreselijk
  • watervrees
  • vrees
  • vreesachtig
  • pleinvrees
  • smetvrees
  • hoogtevrees
  • vrees
  • hoogtevrees
Every word from Proto-Germanic fraisō →