Where does “treu” come from?
treu (German) comes from Middle High German triuwe, from Old High German triuwa, from Proto-West Germanic treuwu, from Proto-Germanic trewwō, from Proto-Indo-European drewo-.
treu (German): loyal; faithful; true
Ancestry of “treu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | triuwe | — |
| 2 | Old High German | triuwa | faithfulness, loyalty, truth; contract, pact,... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | treuwu | fidelity, pledge |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | trewwō | fidelity, pledge |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | drewo- | — |
Words derived from “treu”