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Where does “tiltrú” come from?

tiltrú (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic til-, from Icelandic til, from Old Norse til, from Proto-Germanic til, from Proto-Germanic tilą, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

tiltrú (Icelandic): confidence, trust

Definitions

  1. confidence, trust

Ancestry of “tiltrú”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictil-—
2Icelandictilto, towards
3Old Norsetilto, towards
4Proto-Germanictilto, towards; to, toward
5Proto-Germanictiląplanned point in time
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide
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