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English word tread comes from Proto-Indo-European *deru-, and later Proto-Germanic *trudaną (To tread, to step on.)
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*deru- (Proto-Indo-European)
solid, steadfast, firm, solid
*dret- (Proto-Indo-European)
*trudaną (Proto-Germanic)
To tread, to step on.
tredan (Old English)
To step on, trample.
treden (Middle English)
tread (English)
(intransitive) To copulate; said of (especially male) birds.. (intransitive) To step or walk (on or over something); to trample.. (transitive) To step or walk upon.. (transitive, of a male bird) To copulate with.. To beat or press with the feet.. To crush under the foot; to trample in contempt or hatred; to subdue.. To go through or accomplish by walking, dancing, etc.