Where does “dreigbrief” come from?

dreigbrief (Dutch) comes from Dutch brief, from Middle Dutch brief, from Latin brevis, from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.

dreigbrief (Dutch): letter containing threats

Definitions

  1. letter containing threats

Ancestry of “dreigbrief”, step by step

dreigbrief traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch brief

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbriefletter
2Middle Dutchbrief—
3Latinbrevisshort, small, little, narrow; brief, short;...
4Proto-Italic*breɣʷis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short

via Dutch dreigen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdreigento threaten; to be imminent, to loom
2Middle Dutchdreigento threaten, to intimidate; to warn
3Old Dutchthreigen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus →Every word from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis →