Where does “Ásatrú” come from?

Ásatrú (English) comes from Icelandic Ásatrú, from Old Norse trú, from Middle Low German truwe, from Old Saxon treuwa, from Proto-Germanic trewwō, from Proto-Indo-European drewo-.

Ásatrú (English): A neopagan religion, reconstructed from old Norse religion, which honors the Æsir and other Norse gods and spirits

Definitions

  1. A neopagan religion, reconstructed from old Norse religion, which honors the Æsir and other Norse gods and spirits

Ancestry of “Ásatrú”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IcelandicÁsatrúAsatru, especially as promulgated by the Íslenska Ásatrúarfélagið
2Old Norsetrúfaith; inflection of trúr: ## positive degree...
3Middle Low Germantruwe—
4Old Saxontreuwa—
5Proto-Germanictrewwōfidelity, pledge
6Proto-Indo-Europeandrewo-—

Words derived from “Ásatrú”

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