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
- unfaithfulness, infidelity, adultery
Ancestry of “utroskab”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | utro | — |
| 2 | Danish | tro | belief; confidence; trust |
| 3 | Old Danish | tro | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | trú | faith; inflection of trúr:
## positive degree... |
| 5 | Middle Low German | truwe | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | treuwa | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | trewwō | fidelity, pledge |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | drewo- | — |