English
fortread
Fortread comes from Old English fortredan ‘to tread down, trample on’, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *fratredaną.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*fratredaną‘to trample’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150fortredan‘to tread down, trample on’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500fortreden
- Englishtodayfortread
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*fratredaną‘to trample’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150fortredan‘to tread down, trample on’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500fortreden
- Englishtodayfortread
Proto-Indo-European *pro- ‘before, in front of’
Proto-Germanic *fra- ‘off, away’
Proto-West Germanic *fra- ‘forms verbs with the sense of "away from" or…’
English for-
Proto-Germanic *trudaną ‘to tread, to step on’
Proto-West Germanic *tredan ‘to tread’
Old English tredan ‘to tread’
Middle English treden ‘to stomp or walk with great force’
English tread
Every English word from Proto-Germanic *fratredaną
Today it means
verb To tread down; tread underfoot; trample upon; crush; destroy by trampling.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *fratredaną / fortread