Where does “efterträdare” come from?

efterträdare (Swedish) comes from Swedish efterträda, 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.

efterträdare (Swedish): successor; a person or thing that immediately...

Definitions

  1. successor; a person or thing that immediately...

Ancestry of “efterträdare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishefterträdato succeed
2Swedishträdafallow
3Middle Low Germantreden—
4Old Saxontredanto tread
5Proto-West Germanictredanto tread
6Proto-Germanictrudanąto tread, to step on
7Proto-Indo-Europeandreu-tree; firm, solid, steadfast
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dreu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic trudaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic tredan →