schrecken

Etymology
From, from , from ; the ultimate origin is uncertain, possibly related to or. Also compare 🇨🇬.

Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬. 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬 are borrowed from German. In Middle High German, the verb was reinterpreted as a causative, whereas the intransitive sense acquired a strong inflection, cf. .

Verb

 * 1)  to frighten, to scare
 * 2)  to intimidate or discourage, to deter
 * 3)  to bark said of roe deer

Verb

 * 1)  to wake or become alert with a start or scare