Where does “overtrædelse” come from?

overtrædelse (Danish) comes from Danish overtræde, from Danish træde, from Old Danish trodhe, from Old Norse troða, from Proto-Germanic trudaną, from Proto-Indo-European dreu- — tree; firm, solid, steadfast.

overtrædelse (Danish): infringement, violation, transgression

Definitions

  1. infringement, violation, transgression

Ancestry of “overtrædelse”, step by step

overtrædelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish overtræde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishovertrædeto transgress, to violate (a rule), to overstep
2Danishtrædeto step; to tread; to thread
3Old Danishtrodhe—
4Old Norsetroðato tread; to walk
5Proto-Germanictrudanąto tread, to step on
6Proto-Indo-Europeandreu-tree; firm, solid, steadfast

via Danish Else

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishElse—
2DanishElisabethElizabeth biblical figure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dreu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic trudaną →Every word from Old Norse troða →