Where does “trêve” come from?

trêve (French) comes from Old French trieve, from Proto-West Germanic treuwu, from Proto-Germanic trewwō, from Proto-Indo-European drewo-.

trêve (French): truce; midwinter break; rest, respite

Definitions

  1. truce; midwinter break; rest, respite

Ancestry of “trêve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtrievetruce
2Proto-West Germanictreuwufidelity, pledge
3Proto-Germanictrewwōfidelity, pledge
4Proto-Indo-Europeandrewo-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European drewo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic trewwō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic treuwu →