Where does “höjdskräck” come from?

höjdskräck (Swedish) comes from Swedish höjd, from Old Norse hæð, from Proto-Germanic hauhiþō, from Proto-Germanic hauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- — flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten.

höjdskräck (Swedish): fear of heights

Definitions

  1. fear of heights

Ancestry of “höjdskräck”, step by step

höjdskräck traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish höjd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhöjdraised, increased; a height, an altitude, an...
2Old Norsehæðheight
3Proto-Germanichauhiþōheight
4Proto-Germanichauhazhigh
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten

via Swedish skräck

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskräckfear, terror, horror
2GermanSchreckfright
3Middle High Germanschrecke—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hauhaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hauhiþō →
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