Where does “Trei” come from?

Trei (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German triuwi, from Proto-West Germanic triuwī, from Proto-Germanic triwwiz, from Proto-Indo-European drew-, from Proto-Indo-European dóru, from Proto-Indo-European deru- — firm, solid; wood; be firm, hard, solid.

Trei (Luxembourgish): loyalty, fidelity

Definitions

  1. loyalty, fidelity

Ancestry of “Trei”, step by step

Trei traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German triuwi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germantriuwitrue
2Proto-West Germanictriuwīreliable
3Proto-Germanictriwwiztrue; faithful
4Proto-Indo-Europeandrew-hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree
5Proto-Indo-Europeandórutree
6Proto-Indo-Europeanderu-firm, solid; wood; be firm, hard, solid

via Middle High German triuwe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germantriuweloyalty, reliability, truthfulness
2Old High Germantriuwafaithfulness, loyalty, truth; contract, pact,...
3Proto-West Germanictreuwufidelity, pledge
4Proto-Germanictrewwōfidelity, pledge
5Proto-Indo-Europeandrewo-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deru- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European drew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dóru →