Where does “tro” come from?

tro (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse trúr, from Proto-Germanic trūaz — trustful.

tro (Norwegian Bokmål): faithful, loyal; belief, faith; trust, confidence

Definitions

  1. faithful, loyal; belief, faith; trust, confidence

Ancestry of “tro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetrúrtrue, faithful; safe; believing
2Proto-Germanictrūaztrustful

Words derived from “tro”

Every word from Proto-Germanic trūaz →Every word from Old Norse trúr →
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