Where does “threatfulness” come from?
threatfulness (English) comes from English threatful, from English threat, from Middle English threte, from Old English þrēat, from Proto-Germanic þrautaz, from Proto-Indo-European trewd- — to push, to thrust.
threatfulness (English): The quality of being threatful
Definitions
- The quality of being threatful
Ancestry of “threatfulness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | threatful | Threatening |
| 2 | English | threat | An expression of intent to injure or punish... |
| 3 | Middle English | threte | — |
| 4 | Old English | þrēat | crowd, swarm, troop, army, press; pressure,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þrautaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | trewd- | to push, to thrust |