Where does “trúleysingi” come from?
trúleysingi (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic trúleysi, 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-.
trúleysingi (Icelandic): atheist
Definitions
- atheist
Ancestry of “trúleysingi”, step by step
trúleysingi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic trúleysi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | trúleysi | atheism |
| 2 | Icelandic | trú | faith |
| 3 | Old Norse | trú | faith; inflection of trúr: ## positive degree... |
| 4 | Middle Low German | truwe | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | treuwa | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | trewwō | fidelity, pledge |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | drewo- | — |
via Icelandic Ingi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | Ingi | — |