Where does “untrodden” come from?
Untrodden comes from English tread, which derives from Proto-Indo-European dreu-, meaning to run or move, combined with Proto-Indo-European ne, a negative prefix.
untrodden (English): That has never been trod upon; unexplored,...
Definitions
- That has never been trod upon; unexplored,...
Ancestry of “untrodden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trodden | crushed by being walked on; past participle of... |
| 2 | English | tread | To step or walk (on or across something); to trample |
| 3 | Middle English | treden | To place one's foot on something; to lay a step... |
| 4 | Middle English | -en | Denotes the past participle form when attached to... |
| 5 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 6 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 7 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |