Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tradō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *drā-, *der- (“to walk, step, run”). Cognate with Sanskrit द्राति (drāti, “to run”) and Ancient Greek δρόμος (drómos, “running”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtrɑ.ðɔː/

Noun

*tradō f

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

Old Saxon: trada
- Middle Low German: trāde
  - Low German: Traad
  - → 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
Old Norse: trǫð
- Icelandic: tröð
- Norwegian: trød, trå, tra
- Swedish: trad (dialectal)
- Old Danish: trad
→ Finnic: *rata
- Estonian: rada
- Finnish: rata

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