Where does “dreiging” come from?

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

dreiging (Dutch): threat

Definitions

  1. threat

Ancestry of “dreiging”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdreigento threaten; to be imminent, to loom
2Middle Dutchdreigento threaten, to intimidate; to warn
3Old Dutchthreigen—
Every word from Old Dutch threigen →Every word from Middle Dutch dreigen →Every word from Dutch dreigen →