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Where does “truu” come from?

truu (Estonian) comes from Middle Low German truwe, from Old Saxon treuwa, from Proto-Germanic trewwō, from Proto-Indo-European drewo-.

truu (Estonian): loyal; persistent

Definitions

  1. loyal; persistent

Ancestry of “truu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germantruwe—
2Old Saxontreuwa—
3Proto-Germanictrewwōfidelity, pledge
4Proto-Indo-Europeandrewo-—
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