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
- sincerity, reliability, trustworthiness, honesty;...
Ancestry of “trouwe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | triuwa | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | treuwu | fidelity, pledge |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | trewwō | fidelity, pledge |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | drewo- | — |
Words derived from “trouwe”