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Where does “triuwe” come from?

triuwe (Middle High German) comes from Old High German triuwa, from Proto-West Germanic treuwu, from Proto-Germanic trewwō, from Proto-Indo-European drewo-.

Ancestry of “triuwe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germantriuwafaithfulness, loyalty, truth; contract, pact,...
2Proto-West Germanictreuwufidelity, pledge
3Proto-Germanictrewwōfidelity, pledge
4Proto-Indo-Europeandrewo-—

Words derived from “triuwe”

  • kaisertreu
  • treulos
  • regimetreu
  • treu
  • koalitionstreu
  • Untreue
  • treudoof
  • gesetzestreu
  • Treue
  • treusorgend
  • linientreu
  • trew
  • untreu
  • Trei
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