Talk:trudge

Please include historical usage of the word during the 1930's.

Etymology is in direct contradiction with another source

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Trudge states that the word is combination of tread and drudge.

In situations like this, one would put "Alternatively, perhaps a blend of tread and drudge" after the already listed etymology.

So the result would look something like:

"Mid-16th century. Original meaning was somewhat idiomatic, meaning "to walk using snowshoes." Probably of Scandinavian origin, compare Icelandic þrūga ("snowshoe"), Norwegian truga ("snowshoe") and dialectal Swedish trudja ("snowshoe."). Alternatively, perhaps a blend of tread and drudge." Tharthan (talk) 00:10, 21 January 2014 (UTC)