Where does “踏み付ける” come from?

踏み付ける (Japanese) comes from Japanese 付ける, from Japanese 付く — attach itself to, stick, stick to, adhere, adhere...

踏み付ける (Japanese): to trample, to tread on

Definitions

  1. to trample, to tread on

Ancestry of “踏み付ける”, step by step

踏み付ける traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 付ける

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese付けるattach, affix, stick, fasten, add, add on,...
2Japanese付くattach itself to, stick, stick to, adhere, adhere...

via Japanese 踏み

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese踏み—
Every word from Japanese 付く →Every word from Japanese 付ける →