Where does “trucelessly” come from?
trucelessly (English) comes from English truceless, 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.
trucelessly (English): Without a truce
Definitions
- Without a truce
Ancestry of “trucelessly”, step by step
trucelessly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English truceless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | truceless | Without a truce |
| 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 |