Where does “tredan” come from?

tredan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic tredan, from Proto-Germanic trudaną, from Proto-Indo-European dreu- — tree; firm, solid, steadfast.

tredan (Old English): to step on, trample

Definitions

  1. to step on, trample

Ancestry of “tredan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tredan”

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