tread

• n. 踏む；踏む；歩幅；足裏；踏み段；段差
• vt.踏み出す；踏む；踏みつける；ホップする；踏み出す
• vi. 踏む；踏む；歩く；渡る

古英語のtredan, to tread, PIE*tred, to tread, PIE*der, to walk, to run, to walkが語源で、語源的にはtrade, trampと同じ。 後にretread, to retread, to retreadの複合語で、タイヤの踏み跡を指すのに使われることが多い。

tread

tread: [OE] Tread comes from a prehistoric Germanic *trethan, which also produced German treten, Dutch treden, Swedish tr?da, and Danish tr?de. It does not appear to have any relations outside Germanic, however. Trade comes from the same base, and it is thought that trot [13] may do so too, although its immediate source was Old French troter.
=> trade, trot

tread (v.)

Old English tredan "to tread, step on, trample; traverse, pass over" (class V strong verb; past tense tr?d, past participle treden), from Proto-Germanic *tred- (cognates: Old Saxon tredan, Old Frisian treda, Middle Dutch treden, Old High German tretan, German treten, Gothic trudan, Old Norse troea), from PIE *der- (1) "assumed base of roots meaning 'to run, walk, step'" [Watkins]. Related: Trod; treading.

tread (n.)

early 13c., "a step or stepping, pressure with the foot," from tread (v.); in reference to automobile tires, it is recorded from 1906.

1. We could now very plainly hear their heavy tread .

重い足音がよく聞こえるようになりました。

2.The fat，broad tyres had a good depth of tread .

という幅広のタイヤは深いトレッドパターンを持っている。

3.Martin is inclined to rush in where angels fear to tread .

マーティンはいつも早合点して行動するのが好きだ。

4.The satin slippers tread daintily through the dewy grass.

サテンスリッパは露のついた芝生を軽やかに踏んでいる。

5.He continues to tread an unconventional path.

彼はまだ伝統的なやり方で行動していない。