Where does “breittreten” come from?

breittreten (German) comes from German treten, from Middle High German treten, from Old High German tretan, from Proto-West Germanic tredan, from Proto-Germanic trudaną, from Proto-Indo-European dreu- — tree; firm, solid, steadfast.

breittreten (German): to go on about a topic

Definitions

  1. to go on about a topic

Ancestry of “breittreten”, step by step

breittreten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German treten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantretento step; to tread; to trample; to kick; to step;...
2Middle High Germantretento step, to walk, to tread
3Old High Germantretanto step, to walk, to tread
4Proto-West Germanictredanto tread
5Proto-Germanictrudanąto tread, to step on
6Proto-Indo-Europeandreu-tree; firm, solid, steadfast

via German breit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbreitbroad, wide; wide; drunk or high on marijuana;...
2Middle High Germanbreit
3Old High Germanbreitbroad, large
4Proto-West Germanicbraidbroad, wide
5Proto-Germanicbraidazbroad, wide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dreu-Every word from Proto-Germanic trudanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic tredan
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