Where does “biträde” come from?

biträde (Swedish) comes from Swedish biträda, 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.

biträde (Swedish): assistance, help, advice; an assistant, a deputy

Definitions

  1. assistance, help, advice; an assistant, a deputy

Ancestry of “biträde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbiträdato assist
2Swedishträdafallow
3Middle Low Germantreden—
4Old Saxontredanto tread
5Proto-West Germanictredanto tread
6Proto-Germanictrudanąto tread, to step on
7Proto-Indo-Europeandreu-tree; firm, solid, steadfast

Words derived from “biträde”

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