Where does “scræmen” come from?
scræmen (Middle English) comes from Middle Dutch scremen — to yell; shout.
Ancestry of “scræmen”, step by step
scræmen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Dutch scremen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | scremen | to yell; shout |
via Old Norse skræma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | skræma | to terrify; scare |