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Where does “frēsa” come from?

frēsa (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic *fraisu, from Proto-Germanic fraisō — danger, peril, risk.

Ancestry of “frēsa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*fraisu—
2Proto-Germanicfraisōdanger, peril, risk

Words derived from “frēsa”

  • vreselijk
  • vrees
  • watervrees
  • vreesachtig
  • pleinvrees
  • smetvrees
  • hoogtevrees
  • vrêse
  • vrees
  • hoogtevrees
Every word from Proto-Germanic fraisō →