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
Ancestry of “treden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | trēden | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | tredan | to tread |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | tredan | to tread |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | trudaną | to tread, to step on |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dreu- | tree; firm, solid, steadfast |
Words derived from “treden”