Where does “tretn” come from?

tretn (Bavarian) comes from Middle High German treten, from Old High German tretan, from Proto-West Germanic tredan, from Proto-Germanic trudaną, from Proto-Indo-European dreu- — tree; firm, solid, steadfast.

tretn (Bavarian): to step; to tread; to trample

Definitions

  1. to step; to tread; to trample

Ancestry of “tretn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germantretento step, to walk, to tread
2Old High Germantretanto step, to walk, to tread
3Proto-West Germanictredanto tread
4Proto-Germanictrudanąto tread, to step on
5Proto-Indo-Europeandreu-tree; firm, solid, steadfast

Words derived from “tretn

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dreu-Every word from Proto-Germanic trudanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic tredan
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