Where does “שרעקן” come from?

שרעקן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ־ן, from Middle High German -en, from Old High German -īn, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

שרעקן (Yiddish): to frighten

Definitions

  1. to frighten

Ancestry of “שרעקן”, step by step

שרעקן traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish ־ן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish־ןThe infinitive marker for verbs, which can be...
2Middle High German-en—
3Old High German-īn—
4Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via Yiddish שרעק

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשרעקfear, alarm; terror
2Middle High Germanschrecke—

Words derived from “שרעקן”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Proto-Germanic -īnaz →Every word from Middle High German -en →