Where does “trå” come from?
trå (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish træde, from Old Danish trodhe, from Old Norse troða, from Proto-Germanic trudaną, from Proto-Indo-European dreu- — tree; firm, solid, steadfast.
trå (Norwegian Bokmål): to tread, step, set foot
Ancestry of “trå”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | træde | to step; to tread; to thread |
| 2 | Old Danish | trodhe | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | troða | to tread; to walk |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | trudaną | to tread, to step on |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dreu- | tree; firm, solid, steadfast |