Where does “skrekkfilm” come from?

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

skrekkfilm (Norwegian Nynorsk): a horror film or horror movie

Definitions

  1. a horror film or horror movie

Ancestry of “skrekkfilm”, step by step

skrekkfilm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk skrekk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskskrekkterror, horror, dread, fright
2GermanSchreckfright
3Middle High Germanschrecke—

via Norwegian Nynorsk film

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfilma film; a film, movie
Every word from Middle High German schrecke →Every word from German Schreck →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk skrekk →
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