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Where does “træde” come from?

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

træde (Danish): to step; to tread; to thread

Definitions

  1. to step; to tread; to thread

Ancestry of “træde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishtrodhe—
2Old Norsetroðato tread; to walk
3Proto-Germanictrudanąto tread, to step on
4Proto-Indo-Europeandreu-tree; firm, solid, steadfast
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