Where does “trouwe” come from?

trouwe (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch triuwa, from Proto-West Germanic treuwu, from Proto-Germanic trewwō, from Proto-Indo-European drewo-.

trouwe (Middle Dutch): sincerity, reliability, trustworthiness, honesty;...

Definitions

  1. sincerity, reliability, trustworthiness, honesty;...

Ancestry of “trouwe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchtriuwa—
2Proto-West Germanictreuwufidelity, pledge
3Proto-Germanictrewwōfidelity, pledge
4Proto-Indo-Europeandrewo-—

Words derived from “trouwe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European drewo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic trewwō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic treuwu →