Where does “lostreten” come from?

lostreten (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.

lostreten (German): to unleash

Definitions

  1. to unleash

Ancestry of “lostreten”, step by step

lostreten 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 lōs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlōs
2Old High Germanlōsloose; free; lacking; sly, deceitful
3Proto-West Germaniclausloose, free
4Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dreu-Every word from Proto-Germanic trudanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic tredan