treader

Betekenis (Engels)

1. One who treads.
2. (slang) A bicycle.

Sinonieme

stepper

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: tredere

Verwante met Middle Dutch: treder

Verwante met Middle Low German: trēdære

Verwante met Middle High German: tretære

Verwante met Duits: Treter

In summary

From Middle English tredere, equivalent to tread + -er. Cognate with Middle Dutch treder (“treader”), Middle Low German trēdære, trēder (“treader, bellows kicker”), Middle High German tretære, treter (“treader”) (whence German Treter (“old shoe, footballer”)).