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Where does “utroskab” come from?

utroskab (Danish) comes from Danish utro, 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-.

utroskab (Danish): unfaithfulness, infidelity, adultery

Definitions

  1. unfaithfulness, infidelity, adultery

Ancestry of “utroskab”, step by step

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