Where does “trueness” come from?
trueness (English) comes from Middle English treunesse, from Old English trēownes, from Old English trēow, from Proto-West Germanic treu, from Proto-Germanic trewą, from English doru, from Ancient Greek δόρυ, from Proto-Hellenic dóru — firm, solid; wood; be firm, hard, solid.
trueness (English): The characteristic of being true; Loyalty;...
Definitions
- The characteristic of being true; Loyalty;...
Ancestry of “trueness”, step by step
trueness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English treunesse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | treunesse | — |
| 2 | Old English | trēownes | fidelity, faithfulness, trueness, loyalty |
| 3 | Old English | trēow | tree, wood, timber, beam, log, stake, stick,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | treu | tree; wood |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | trewą | tree |
| 6 | English | doru | Alternative form of dory |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | δόρυ | wood, tree, stem; spear shaft, spear, lance,... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | dóru | tree |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dóru | tree |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deru- | firm, solid; wood; be firm, hard, solid |