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Where does “troða” come from?

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

troða (Old Norse): to tread; to walk

Definitions

  1. to tread; to walk

Ancestry of “troða”, step by step

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

Words derived from “troða”

  • trå
  • trø
  • træde
  • troða
  • trædhe
  • trodhe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dreu- →