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Where does “skrekk” come from?

skrekk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from German Schreck, from Middle High German schrecke.

skrekk (Norwegian Nynorsk): terror, horror, dread, fright

Definitions

  1. terror, horror, dread, fright

Ancestry of “skrekk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchreckfright
2Middle High Germanschrecke—

Words derived from “skrekk”

  • skrekkfilm
Every word from Middle High German schrecke →