Where does “träden” come from?

träden (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German treden, from Old Saxon tredan, from Proto-West Germanic tredan, from Proto-Germanic trudaną, from Proto-Indo-European dreu- — tree; firm, solid, steadfast.

träden (Plautdietsch): to step on

Definitions

  1. to step on

Ancestry of “träden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germantreden—
2Old Saxontredanto tread
3Proto-West Germanictredanto tread
4Proto-Germanictrudanąto tread, to step on
5Proto-Indo-Europeandreu-tree; firm, solid, steadfast

Words derived from “träden”

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