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

Definitions

  1. fear of heights

Ancestry of “høydeskrekk”, step by step

høydeskrekk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål høyde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhøydeheight; high jump
2Danishhøjdeheight; altitude
3Old Danishhøgdh—
4Old Norsehæðheight
5Proto-Germanichauhiþōheight
6Proto-Germanichauhazhigh
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten

via Norwegian Bokmål skrekk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålskrekkterror, horror, dread, fright
2GermanSchreckfright
3Middle High Germanschrecke—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hauhaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hauhiþō →