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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þrautōną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

An o-grade iterative to *þreutaną (to harass).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθrɑu̯.tɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*þrautōną

  1. to push
  2. to threat
  3. to threaten

Inflection

Derived terms

  • *gaþrautōną

Descendants

  • Old English: þrēatian
    • Middle English: threten, threaten
      • Scots: threte, thret, threit
      • English: threat
  • Old Saxon: *thrōtōn
    • Middle Low German: droten, drōten, drôten
  • Old Dutch: *throuton, *thrōton
    • Middle Dutch: droten
      • Dutch: droten
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