Where does “hedded” come from?

hedded (Maltese) comes from Arabic هدد, from Arabic د, from Arabic اِسْتَخْدَمَ — to use, hire.

hedded (Maltese): to threaten

Definitions

  1. to threaten

Ancestry of “hedded”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicهددto threaten
2Arabicد—
3Arabicاِسْتَخْدَمَto use, hire
Every word from Arabic اِسْتَخْدَمَ →Every word from Arabic د →Every word from Arabic هدد →