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 اِسْتَخْدَمَEvery word from Arabic دEvery word from Arabic هدد