Where does “treden” come from?

treden (Dutch) comes 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.

treden (Dutch): to tread, step

Definitions

  1. to tread, step

Ancestry of “treden”, step by step

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

Words derived from “treden”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dreu- →