Where does “þreatian” come from?

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

þreatian (Old English): to force, urge; to afflict, harry, harass

Definitions

  1. to force, urge; to afflict, harry, harass

Ancestry of “þreatian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþrēatcrowd, swarm, troop, army, press; pressure,...
2Proto-Germanicþrautaz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantrewd-to push, to thrust
Every word from Proto-Indo-European trewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrautaz →Every word from Old English þrēat →