Where does “trod” come from?
Trod comes from Middle English treden, from Proto-Indo-European dreu- meaning to run or press, with the past tense marker -en.
trod (English): simple past tense of tread; To walk heavily or...
Definitions
- simple past tense of tread; To walk heavily or...
Ancestry of “trod”, step by step
trod traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English trod
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | trod | — |
| 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 |
via Old English trodu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | trodu | track, trace |