Where does “trulig” come from?

trulig (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål tru, from Old Norse trú, from Middle Low German truwe, from Old Saxon treuwa, from Proto-Germanic trewwō, from Proto-Indo-European drewo-.

trulig (Norwegian Bokmål): likely, probable; probably, presumably

Definitions

  1. likely, probable; probably, presumably

Ancestry of “trulig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltrufaithful, loyal; true; belief, faith
2Old Norsetrúfaith; inflection of trúr: ## positive degree...
3Middle Low Germantruwe—
4Old Saxontreuwa—
5Proto-Germanictrewwōfidelity, pledge
6Proto-Indo-Europeandrewo-—

Words derived from “trulig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European drewo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic trewwō →Every word from Old Saxon treuwa →