English
Shrake
Shrake comes from German Schreck ‘fright’, and goes back to Old High German screcko.
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050screcko
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350schrecke
- Germanc. 1650–presentSchreck‘fright’
- EnglishtodayShrake
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050screcko
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350schrecke
- Germanc. 1650–presentSchreck‘fright’
- EnglishtodayShrake
The story
Americanized form of German Schreck or Schröck.
Every English word from Old High German screcko
Today it means
name A surname from German.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old High German screcko / Shrake