sobressaltar

Mane (Îngilîzî)

1. (transitive) to startle (to frighten by sudden alarm)
2. (reflexive) to be startled
3. to jump over

Hevwate

surpreender

assombrar

Werger

surprendre

sorprender

betrappen

surprise

verrassen

sorprendere

sorprendre

snappen

sursauter

start

فاجأ

باغت

überraschen

εκπλήσσω

étonner

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/so.bɾe.sawˈta(ʁ)/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Hevwate bi spanî: sobresaltar

In summary

From sobre- (“above, over”) + saltar (“to leap”). Compare Spanish sobresaltar (“to spook, startle”).