Etymology

downtread

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Today it means: To oppress, persecute, or subjugate. Full definition →

Middle English dountreden
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromdountreden
  2. English todaydowntread

From Middle English dountreden, equivalent to down- + tread.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishdountreden all →

downtrodden

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.