Where does “Trucial States” come from?
Trucial States (English) comes from English trucial, from English truce, from Middle English trewes, from Middle English trewe, from Old English trēowa, from Old English trēow, from Proto-West Germanic treu, from Proto-Germanic trewą — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.
Ancestry of “Trucial States”, step by step
Trucial States traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English trucial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trucial | Of or pertaining to a truce; specifically, to the... |
| 2 | English | truce | a period of time in which no fighting takes place... |
| 3 | Middle English | trewes | — |
| 4 | Middle English | trewe | Faithful, loyal, trustworthy; Concerned about... |
| 5 | Old English | trēowa | — |
| 6 | Old English | trēow | tree, wood, timber, beam, log, stake, stick,... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | treu | tree; wood |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | trewą | tree |
| 9 | English | doru | Alternative form of dory |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | δόρυ | wood, tree, stem; spear shaft, spear, lance,... |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | dóru | tree |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dóru | tree |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | drew- | hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree |
via English [[state
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | [[state | — |
via English states]]
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | states]] | — |