Where does “treden” come from?

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

Ancestry of “treden”, step by step

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

Words derived from “treden”

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