Etymology Explorer › DutchWhere does “trouw” come from? trouw (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch trouwe, from Old Dutch triuwa, from Proto-West Germanic treuwu, from Proto-Germanic trewwō, from Proto-Indo-European drewo-.
trouw (Dutch): loyalty, faithfulness; marriage; true, faithful,...
Definitions loyalty, faithfulness; marriage; true, faithful,... Ancestry of “trouw”, step by step trouw traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Dutch trouwe Step Language Word Meaning 1 Middle Dutch trouwe sincerity, reliability, trustworthiness, honesty;... 2 Old Dutch triuwa — 3 Proto-West Germanic treuwu fidelity, pledge 4 Proto-Germanic trewwō fidelity, pledge 5 Proto-Indo-European drewo- —
via Dutch trouwen Step Language Word Meaning 1 Dutch trouwen to marry; to trust 2 Middle Dutch trouwen to marry; to arrange the marriage of, to marry... 3 Old Dutch trūon — 4 Proto-Germanic trūōną —
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