Where does “vettskrämd” come from?
vettskrämd (Swedish) comes from Swedish vett, from Old Norse vit, from Proto-Germanic wit, from Proto-Germanic *wet, from Proto-Indo-European wéy, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.
vettskrämd (Swedish): scared out of one's wits
Definitions
- scared out of one's wits
Ancestry of “vettskrämd”, step by step
vettskrämd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish vett
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | vett | ability to behave in a reasonable, sensible and... |
| 2 | Old Norse | vit | first-person dual pronoun |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wit | Alternative form of *wet |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *wet | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wéy | we |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |
via Swedish skrämd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | skrämd | frightened, scared, startled |