Where does “høydeskrekk” come from?
høydeskrekk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål høyde, from Danish højde, from Old Danish høgdh, from Old Norse hæð, from Proto-Germanic hauhiþō, from Proto-Germanic hauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- — flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten.
høydeskrekk (Norwegian Bokmål): fear of heights
Ancestry of “høydeskrekk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | høyde | height; high jump |
| 2 | Danish | højde | height; altitude |
| 3 | Old Danish | høgdh | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | hæð | height |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hauhiþō | height |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hauhaz | high |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewk- | flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten |