Where does “schrecken” come from?

schrecken (Middle High German) comes from Old High German skreckōn, from Proto-Germanic skrikkōną — to jump; skip.

Ancestry of “schrecken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanskreckōnto jump
2Proto-Germanicskrikkōnąto jump; skip

Words derived from “schrecken”

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