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Where does “eingyðistrú” come from?

eingyðistrú (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-.

eingyðistrú (Icelandic): monotheism; a monotheistic religion

Definitions

  1. monotheism; a monotheistic religion

Ancestry of “eingyðistrú”, step by step

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