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Where does “threte” come from?

threte (Middle English) comes from Old English þrēat, from Proto-Germanic þrautaz, from Proto-Indo-European trewd- — to push, to thrust.

Ancestry of “threte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþrēatcrowd, swarm, troop, army, press; pressure,...
2Proto-Germanicþrautaz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantrewd-to push, to thrust

Words derived from “threte”

  • threat
  • biothreat
  • threatful
  • counterthreat
  • nonthreat
  • cyberthreat
  • threatless
  • threatest
  • threatfulness
  • threatscape
  • threatsome
  • threatfully
Every word from Proto-Indo-European trewd- →