Where does “toetred” come from?
toetred (Dutch) comes from Dutch tred, from Dutch treden, from Middle Dutch trēden, from Old Dutch tredan, from Proto-West Germanic tredan, from Proto-Germanic trudaną, from Proto-Indo-European dreu- — tree; firm, solid, steadfast.
toetred (Dutch): accession
Definitions
- accession
Ancestry of “toetred”, step by step
toetred traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch tred
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | tred | step |
| 2 | Dutch | treden | to tread, step |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | trēden | to tread, to step |
| 4 | Old Dutch | tredan | to tread |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | tredan | to tread |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | trudaną | to tread, to step on |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dreu- | tree; firm, solid, steadfast |