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Where does “bedrohen” come from?

bedrohen (German) comes from German drohen, from Middle High German drōn, from Old High German drouwen, from Proto-Germanic þrawōną.

bedrohen (German): to threaten, menace

Definitions

  1. to threaten, menace

Ancestry of “bedrohen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandrohento threaten
2Middle High Germandrōn—
3Old High Germandrouwen—
4Proto-Germanicþrawōną—

Words derived from “bedrohen”

  • Bedrohung
  • lebensbedrohlich
  • bedrohlich
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