Where does “tredan” come from?

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

tredan (Proto-West Germanic): to tread

Definitions

  1. to tread

Ancestry of “tredan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tredan”

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