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Where does “treden” come from?

treden (Middle English) comes from Middle English -en, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

treden (Middle English): To place one's foot on something; to lay a step...

Definitions

  1. To place one's foot on something; to lay a step...

Ancestry of “treden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle English-enDenotes the past participle form when attached to...
2Old English-enmæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;...
3Old Norse-innUsed to create adjectives from nouns, meaning...
4Proto-Norse-īna-—
5Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “treden”

  • tread
  • trod
  • trodden
  • treading
  • treadmill
  • downtrodden
  • untrodden
  • trode
  • treadeth
  • untrod
  • retread
  • treader
  • treadmilling
  • treadest
  • treadwheel
  • downtrod
  • midtread
  • treadwear
  • untread
  • treadless
  • downtroddenness
  • treadplate
  • downtroddenly
  • treadmiller
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