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Where does “trāde” come from?

trāde (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch trada, from Proto-Germanic tradō, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

Ancestry of “trāde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchtrada—
2Proto-Germanictradōway; track; spoor
3Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

Words derived from “trāde”

  • tra
Every word from Proto-Indo-European der- →