Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/trudaną

Etymology
Probably originally a root aorist, present singular *tred-, non-singular *trud-, from a possible Pre-Germanic, which could theoretically be an extension of , compare and. Akin to 🇨🇬.

Verb

 * 1) to tread, to step on

Inflection
The present tense has the zero grade vowel -u- rather than -e-. The past participle might have had either.

Descendants
The West Germanic descendants have regularised the ablaut of this verb by replacing the -u- with -e-. However, the Medieval Latin loanword suggests that the original vocalism may have been retained in some High German varieties.