Where does “uppträda” come from?

uppträda (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.

uppträda (Swedish): to perform

Definitions

  1. to perform

Ancestry of “uppträda”, step by step

uppträda 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 upp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishuppup
2Swedishlöpato run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly...
3Old Swedishløpato run
4Old Norsehlaupato leap, jump, spring
5Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
6Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dreu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic trudaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic tredan →