dreigen
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈdrɛi̯ɣə(n)/
verb
Definitions
- (intransitive) to threaten
- (intransitive) to be imminent, to loom
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch dreigen inherited from Old Dutch *threigen.
Origin
Old Dutch
*threigen
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bedreigen Dutch, Flemish
- bedreiging Dutch, Flemish
- brief Dutch, Flemish
- dreigbrief Dutch, Flemish
- dreiging Dutch, Flemish
- dreigen Middle Dutch
- dreiginge Middle Dutch
- *threigen Old Dutch