Where does “skrämselhicka” come from?

skrämselhicka (Swedish) comes from Swedish skrämsel, from Swedish skrämma — to frighten, to scare.

skrämselhicka (Swedish): the hiccups, brought on by fright, or figuratively/hyperbolic of sudden fright

Definitions

  1. the hiccups, brought on by fright, or figuratively/hyperbolic of sudden fright

Ancestry of “skrämselhicka”, step by step

skrämselhicka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish skrämsel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskrämselgreat (sudden) fear
2Swedishskrämmato frighten, to scare

via Swedish hicka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhicka(the) hiccups
Every word from Swedish skrämma →Every word from Swedish skrämsel →