Where does “angstskrik” come from?

angstskrik (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål skrik, from Norwegian Bokmål skrike — to scream, shout, cry out; to caw.

angstskrik (Norwegian Bokmål): cry or shriek of terror

Definitions

  1. cry or shriek of terror

Ancestry of “angstskrik”, step by step

angstskrik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål skrik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålskrikcry; scream, shriek; an item, usually a piece of...
2Norwegian Bokmålskriketo scream, shout, cry out; to caw

via Norwegian Bokmål angst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålangstangst, anxiety
Every word from Norwegian Bokmål skrikeEvery word from Norwegian Bokmål skrik