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Where does “dreeën” come from?

dreeën (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German drewen, from Old High German drouwen, from Proto-Germanic þrawōną.

dreeën (Luxembourgish): to menace, to threaten

Definitions

  1. to menace, to threaten

Ancestry of “dreeën”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandrewen—
2Old High Germandrouwen—
3Proto-Germanicþrawōną—

Words derived from “dreeën”

  • dree
Every word from Proto-Germanic þrawōną →