Where does “true” come from?

true (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse þrúga, from Proto-Germanic þrūgōną.

true (Norwegian Bokmål): to threaten

Definitions

  1. to threaten

Ancestry of “true”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþrúga—
2Proto-Germanicþrūgōną—

Words derived from “true”

Every word from Proto-Germanic þrūgōną →Every word from Old Norse þrúga →
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