*der-

Meanings

1.
making steps, walking, running
(Notable English members are "to tread", "trip" and "trap", but we should note that this root is not 100% certain. )

Word Family

Root: *der-

This root is not 100% certain (in a a sense that etymologists feel like they don’t have enough evidence to call it a a certain “thing”), but the core idea of it would be:

walking, making steps

And it’s the origin of English to tread, trap and trip.

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