Where does “treading” come from?
Treading comes from the English verb tread, which derives from Middle English treden, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dreu-, meaning to run or move.
treading (English): present participle of tread; The act of one who...
Definitions
- present participle of tread; The act of one who...
Ancestry of “treading”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | tredynge | Compression by treading upon with one's feet;... |
| 2 | Middle English | treden | To place one's foot on something; to lay a step... |
| 3 | Middle English | -en | Denotes the past participle form when attached to... |
| 4 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 5 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 6 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
Words derived from “treading”