Where does “fortread” come from?

fortread (English) comes from Middle English fortreden, from Old English fortredan, from Proto-Germanic fratredaną.

fortread (English): To tread down; tread underfoot; trample upon;...

Definitions

  1. To tread down; tread underfoot; trample upon;...

Ancestry of “fortread”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishfortreden—
2Old Englishfortredanto tread upon, tread utterly down on, tread under...
3Proto-Germanicfratredaną—
Every word from Proto-Germanic fratredaną →Every word from Old English fortredan →Every word from Middle English fortreden →