Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tradō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dreh₂- (“to tread, walk, step, run”). Cognate with Sanskrit द्राति (drāti, “to run”) and Ancient Greek δρόμος (drómos, “running”). See also *trudaną (“to tread”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtrɑ.ðɔː/

Noun

*tradō f

1. way; track; spoor

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *tradō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*tradō	*tradôz
vocative	*tradō	*tradôz
accusative	*tradǭ	*tradōz
genitive	*tradōz	*tradǫ̂
dative	*tradōi	*tradōmaz
instrumental	*tradō	*tradōmiz

Synonyms

• *trudą
• *trudō

Related terms

• *trudaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *tradu
  • Old Saxon: trada
    • Middle Low German: trāde
      • Low German: Trade, Traad, Traai
      • → Middle English: trade
        • Scots: trade
        • English: trade
  • Old Dutch: *trada
    • Middle Dutch: trāde, trā
      • Dutch: tra
  • Old High German: trata
    • Middle High German: trat
      • German: Tratt
      • Luxembourgish: Tratt
      • → Slovene: trata
• Old Norse: trǫð
  • Icelandic: tröð
  • Norwegian: trød, trå, tra
  • Swedish: trad (dialectal)
  • Old Danish: trad
• → Proto-Finnic: *rata
  • Estonian: rada
  • Finnish: rata