Where does “trēden” come from?

trēden (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch tredan, from Proto-West Germanic tredan, from Proto-Germanic trudaną, from Proto-Indo-European dreu- — tree; firm, solid, steadfast.

trēden (Middle Dutch): to tread, to step

Definitions

  1. to tread, to step

Ancestry of “trēden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchtredanto tread
2Proto-West Germanictredanto tread
3Proto-Germanictrudanąto tread, to step on
4Proto-Indo-Europeandreu-tree; firm, solid, steadfast

Words derived from “trēden”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dreu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic trudaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic tredan →