Where does “skräckfilm” come from?

skräckfilm (Swedish) comes from Swedish skräck, from German Schreck, from Middle High German schrecke.

skräckfilm (Swedish): horror movie

Definitions

  1. horror movie

Ancestry of “skräckfilm”, step by step

skräckfilm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish skräck

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskräckfear, terror, horror
2GermanSchreckfright
3Middle High Germanschrecke—

via Swedish film

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfilmfilm; a thin layer; film; medium used to capture...
2Swedishhistoriahistory; A story, plot; A joke or anecdote
Every word from Middle High German schrecke →Every word from German Schreck →Every word from Swedish skräck →