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Where does “tru” come from?

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

tru (Norwegian Nynorsk): belief, faith; trust, confidence; to think,...

Definitions

  1. belief, faith; trust, confidence; to think,...

Ancestry of “tru”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tru”

  • vantru
  • truleg
  • truskap
  • utru
  • truskyld
Every word from Proto-Indo-European drewo- →