Where does “tretan” come from?

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

tretan (Old High German): to step, to walk, to tread

Definitions

  1. to step, to walk, to tread

Ancestry of “tretan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tretan”

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