schrecken
German (Berlin)
/ˈʃʁɛkən/
verb-weak
Definitions
- (transitive) to frighten, to scare.
- (transitive) to intimidate or discourage, to deter.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German schrecken inherited from Old High German skreckōn (jump) inherited from Proto-Germanic *skrikkōną.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*skrikkōną
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Abschreckung German
- Heu German
- Heuschrecke German
- Heuschreckenkapitalismus German
- abschrecken German
- erschrecken German
- zurückschrecken German
- afschrikken Dutch, Flemish
- opschrikken Dutch, Flemish
- schrikken Dutch, Flemish
- terugschrikken Dutch, Flemish
- verschrikken Dutch, Flemish
- avskrekke Norwegian Bokmål
- *skrikkōną Proto-Germanic
- forskrække Danish
- skrække Danish
- skrækkelig Danish
- schricken Middle Dutch
- skreckōn Old High German
- höuschrecke Middle High German
- schrecken Middle High German
- schrecken Middle Low German
- vorschrecken Middle Low German