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

tru traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse trú

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

via Old Norse trúa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetrúato believe; Alternative form of trú; indefinite...
2Proto-Germanictrūwānąto trust
3Proto-Indo-Europeandrew-hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree
4Proto-Indo-Europeandórutree
5Proto-Indo-Europeanderu-firm, solid; wood; be firm, hard, solid

Words derived from “tru”

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