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

Every word from Middle High German schreckeEvery word from German Schreck