Where does “troða” come from?

troða (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse troða, from Proto-Germanic trudaną, from Proto-Indo-European dreu- — tree; firm, solid, steadfast.

troða (Icelandic): to tread on, to step on

Definitions

  1. to tread on, to step on

Ancestry of “troða”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetroðato tread; to walk
2Proto-Germanictrudanąto tread, to step on
3Proto-Indo-Europeandreu-tree; firm, solid, steadfast
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dreu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic trudaną →Every word from Old Norse troða →
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