Where does “avträda” come from?

avträda (Swedish) comes from Swedish träda, 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.

avträda (Swedish): hand over

Definitions

  1. hand over

Ancestry of “avträda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishträdafallow
2Middle Low Germantreden—
3Old Saxontredanto tread
4Proto-West Germanictredanto tread
5Proto-Germanictrudanąto tread, to step on
6Proto-Indo-Europeandreu-tree; firm, solid, steadfast

Words derived from “avträda”

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