Where does “dreigen” come from?

dreigen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch dreigen, from Old Dutch threigen.

dreigen (Dutch): to threaten; to be imminent, to loom

Definitions

  1. to threaten; to be imminent, to loom

Ancestry of “dreigen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdreigento threaten, to intimidate; to warn
2Old Dutchthreigen—

Words derived from “dreigen”

Every word from Old Dutch threigen →Every word from Middle Dutch dreigen →