fortread
English
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To tread down; tread underfoot; trample upon; crush; destroy by trampling.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English fortreden inherited from Old English fortredan (tread down, trample on) derived from Proto-Germanic *fratredaną prefix from English tread (grooves carved into the face of a tire).
Origin
English
tread
Gloss
grooves carved into the face of a tire
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- betread English
- midtread English
- retread English
- totread English
- tread English
- treadable English
- treadboard English
- treader English
- treadest English
- treadeth English
- treading English
- treadle English
- treadless English
- treadmill English
- treadplate English
- treadwear English
- treadwheel English
- untread English
- Vertreter German
- Vertretung German
- treten German
- vertretbar German
- vertreten German
- *fratredaną Proto-Germanic
- fortredan Old English
- tredan Old English
- fortreden Middle English
- treden Middle English