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 — to desire, long for.

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-Germanicþrawōnąto desire, long for

Words derived from “bedrohlich”

Every word from Proto-Germanic þrawōną →Every word from Old High German drouwen →Every word from Middle High German drōn →