Where does “troværdighed” come from?

troværdighed (Danish) comes from Danish troværdig, 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-.

troværdighed (Danish): reliability, credibility

Definitions

  1. reliability, credibility

Ancestry of “troværdighed”, step by step

troværdighed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish troværdig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtroværdigreliable; credible
2Danishtrobelief; confidence; trust
3Old Danishtro—
4Old Norsetrúfaith; inflection of trúr: ## positive degree...
5Middle Low Germantruwe—
6Old Saxontreuwa—
7Proto-Germanictrewwōfidelity, pledge
8Proto-Indo-Europeandrewo-—

via Danish hed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhedimperative of hedde; past tense of hedde
2Old Danishhet—
3Old Norseheitrhot
4Proto-Germanichaitazhot
5Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European drewo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic trewwō →Every word from Old Saxon treuwa →