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

Definitions

  1. loyal; faithful; true

Ancestry of “treu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germantriuweloyalty, reliability, truthfulness
2Old High Germantriuwafaithfulness, loyalty, truth; contract, pact,...
3Proto-West Germanictreuwufidelity, pledge
4Proto-Germanictrewwōfidelity, pledge
5Proto-Indo-Europeandrewo-—

Words derived from “treu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European drewo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic trewwō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic treuwu →