Where does “skrekkslagen” come from?
skrekkslagen (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål slagen, from Norwegian Bokmål slå, from Old Norse slá, from Proto-Germanic slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
skrekkslagen (Norwegian Bokmål): terrified, terror-stricken
Definitions
- terrified, terror-stricken
Ancestry of “skrekkslagen”, step by step
skrekkslagen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål slagen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | slagen | beaten, defeated, struck |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | slå | to beat, punch, hit, strike; to tack; slå sammen... |
| 3 | Old Norse | slá | to hit, beat, strike; to strike, pluck |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |