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

Definitions

  1. to tread, step, set foot

Ancestry of “trå”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtrædeto step; to tread; to thread
2Old Danishtrodhe—
3Old Norsetroðato tread; to walk
4Proto-Germanictrudanąto tread, to step on
5Proto-Indo-Europeandreu-tree; firm, solid, steadfast

Words derived from “trå”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dreu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic trudaną →Every word from Old Norse troða →
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