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Where does “bedrohlich” come from?

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

bedrohlich (German): threatening

Definitions

  1. threatening

Ancestry of “bedrohlich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbedrohento threaten, menace
2Germandrohento threaten
3Middle High Germandrōn—
4Old High Germandrouwen—
5Proto-Germanicþrawōną—

Words derived from “bedrohlich”

  • lebensbedrohlich
Every word from Proto-Germanic þrawōną →