Where does “Treuepflicht” come from?
Treuepflicht (German) comes from German Treue, from Middle High German triuwe, from Old High German triuwa, from Proto-West Germanic treuwu, from Proto-Germanic trewwō, from Proto-Indo-European drewo-.
Treuepflicht (German): fiduciary duty, duty of loyalty a legal or ethical relationship of trust between two or more parties, specifically the obligation of a manager to act in the best interest of the client
Definitions
- fiduciary duty, duty of loyalty a legal or ethical relationship of trust between two or more parties, specifically the obligation of a manager to act in the best interest of the client
Ancestry of “Treuepflicht”, step by step
Treuepflicht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Treue
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Treue | faithfulness, loyalty |
| 2 | Middle High German | triuwe | loyalty, reliability, truthfulness |
| 3 | Old High German | triuwa | faithfulness, loyalty, truth; contract, pact,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | treuwu | fidelity, pledge |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | trewwō | fidelity, pledge |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | drewo- | — |