dreigen
- (intransitive) to threaten
- (intransitive) to be imminent, to loom
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈdrɛi̯ɣə(n)/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle Dutch dreigen, from Old Dutch *threigen, of unclear origin. According to Pokorny, related to Proto-Germanic *þrinhwaną (“to force, push”).
beknorren
een standje geven
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