Where does “troværdig” come from?

troværdig (Danish) comes from Danish tro, from Old Danish tro, from Old Norse trú, from Middle Low German truwe, from Old Saxon treuwa, from Proto-Germanic trewwō, from Proto-Indo-European drewo-.

troværdig (Danish): reliable; credible

Definitions

  1. reliable; credible

Ancestry of “troværdig”, step by step

troværdig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish tro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtrobelief; confidence; trust
2Old Danishtro—
3Old Norsetrúfaith; inflection of trúr: ## positive degree...
4Middle Low Germantruwe—
5Old Saxontreuwa—
6Proto-Germanictrewwōfidelity, pledge
7Proto-Indo-Europeandrewo-—

via Danish værdig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishværdigworthy; dignified
2Old Norseverðugr—
3Old Norseverðrmeal; worth; worthy, deserving
4Proto-Germanicwerþazworthy, valuable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “troværdig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European drewo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic trewwō →Every word from Old Saxon treuwa →