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Where does “þreat” come from?

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

þreat (Old English): crowd; swarm; throng; troop, army; violence;...

Definitions

  1. crowd; swarm; throng; troop, army; violence;...

Ancestry of “þreat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþrautaz—
2Proto-Indo-Europeantrewd-to push, to thrust
Every word from Proto-Indo-European trewd- →