Etymograph

English

threatsome

From threat + -some.

Formed from threat + -some

Proto-Germanic *þrautaz

Old English þrēat ‘crowd’

Middle English threte

English threat

Today it means

adj Characterised or marked by threat; threatening

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “threatsome”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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