English
adread
Adread comes from Middle English adreden ‘to fear or dread’, from Old English ondrǣdan ‘to be scared’, and ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *andrādan.
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*andrādanreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150ondrǣdan‘to be scared’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150ādrǣdan
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500adreden‘to fear or dread’
- Englishtodayadread
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*andrādanreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150ondrǣdan‘to be scared’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150ādrǣdan
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500adreden‘to fear or dread’
- Englishtodayadread
Every English word from Proto-West Germanic *andrādan
Today it means
verb To dread, fear greatly.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-West Germanic *andrādan / adread