English

indread

From in- + dread.

Formed from in- + dread

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’

Proto-Germanic *in ‘into’

English in-

Proto-West Germanic *andarādan ‘to be afraid, fear’

Old English ondrǣdan ‘to fear, dread’

Old English drǣdan ‘to fear, dread’

Middle English dreden ‘to fear or dread’

English dread

Today it means

verb To inwardly dread; fear or be afraid

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