Where does “Strach” come from?

Strach (Polish) comes from Old Polish strach, from Proto-Slavic straxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic strākš-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)treg- — rigid, stiff; to be stiff, rigid, strong.

Strach (Polish): fear

Definitions

  1. fear

Ancestry of “Strach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishstrach—
2Proto-Slavicstraxъfear, terror
3Proto-Balto-Slavicstrākš-—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)treg-rigid, stiff; to be stiff, rigid, strong

Words derived from “Strach”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)treg- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic strākš- →Every word from Proto-Slavic straxъ →