Where does “trew” come from?
trew (German) comes from German treu, from Middle High German triuwe, from Old High German triuwa, from Proto-West Germanic treuwu, from Proto-Germanic trewwō, from Proto-Indo-European drewo-.
trew (German): Obsolete spelling of treu
Definitions
- Obsolete spelling of treu
Ancestry of “trew”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | treu | loyal; faithful; true |
| 2 | Middle High German | triuwe | — |
| 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- | — |