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Where does “threten” come from?

threten (Middle English) comes from Old English þrēatian, from Proto-Indo-European trewd- — to push, to thrust.

Ancestry of “threten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþrēatianto threaten, to push; to press, oppress, repress,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeantrewd-to push, to thrust

Words derived from “threten”

  • threatening
  • threaten
  • threateningly
  • nonthreatening
  • unthreatening
  • threatener
  • threateneth
  • threatenest
  • unthreateningly
  • nonthreateningly
  • threatenable
  • threateningness
  • unthreatenable
Every word from Proto-Indo-European trewd- →