Where does “Tretradl” come from?
Tretradl (Bavarian) comes from Bavarian Radl, from Bavarian Råd, from Middle High German rāt, from Old High German rāt, from Proto-West Germanic rād, from Proto-Germanic rēdaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hréh₁dʰos, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
Tretradl (Bavarian): treadwheel, treadmill
Definitions
- treadwheel, treadmill
Ancestry of “Tretradl”, step by step
Tretradl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Bavarian Radl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bavarian | Radl | wheel |
| 2 | Bavarian | Råd | wheel |
| 3 | Middle High German | rāt | advice, a piece of advice, counsel |
| 4 | Old High German | rāt | advice, council; advise |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | rād | advice, counsel |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rēdaz | advice, counsel |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hréh₁dʰos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₁dʰ- | to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via Bavarian tretn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bavarian | tretn | to step; to tread; to trample |
| 2 | Middle High German | treten | to step, to walk, to tread |
| 3 | Old High German | tretan | to step, to walk, to tread |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | tredan | to tread |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | trudaną | to tread, to step on |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dreu- | tree; firm, solid, steadfast |