Where does “þjóðtrú” come from?

þjóðtrú (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic trú, from Old Norse trú, from Middle Low German truwe, from Old Saxon treuwa, from Proto-Germanic trewwō, from Proto-Indo-European drewo-.

þjóðtrú (Icelandic): folk religion

Definitions

  1. folk religion

Ancestry of “þjóðtrú”, step by step

þjóðtrú traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic trú

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictrúfaith
2Old Norsetrúfaith; inflection of trúr: ## positive degree...
3Middle Low Germantruwe—
4Old Saxontreuwa—
5Proto-Germanictrewwōfidelity, pledge
6Proto-Indo-Europeandrewo-—

via Icelandic þjóð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicþjóða people, a nation
2Old Norseþjóða people
3Proto-Germanicþeudōpeople, tribe
4Proto-Indo-Europeantewtéh₂people, tribe
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European drewo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic trewwō →Every word from Old Saxon treuwa →