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DANISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

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to threaten

4 characters1 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

verb/truːə/[ˈtˢʁ̥uːu][ˈtˢʁ̥oːo]
  1. to threaten

Where this word comes from

From Old Norse þrúga, Proto-Germanic *þrūgōną, cognate with Swedish truga. The verb is related to Danish trykke and German drücken (“to press”) (= *þrukkijaną), but apparently not to German drohen (“threaten”) (= *þraujaną) or English threaten (= *þrautōną).

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