Where does “biträda” come from?

biträda (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.

biträda (Swedish): to assist

Definitions

  1. to assist

Ancestry of “biträda”, step by step

biträda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish träda

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

via Swedish bi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbibee; bisexual; by
2Old Swedishbī—
3Old Norsebýbee
4Proto-Germanicbiją—
5Proto-Germanicbijǭbee
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

Words derived from “biträda”

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