Where does “treten” come from?

treten (Middle High German) comes from Old High German tretan, from Proto-West Germanic tredan, from Proto-Germanic trudaną, from Proto-Indo-European dreu- — tree; firm, solid, steadfast.

treten (Middle High German): to step, to walk, to tread

Definitions

  1. to step, to walk, to tread

Ancestry of “treten”, step by step

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

Words derived from “treten”

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