Where does “truløyse” come from?

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

truløyse (Norwegian Nynorsk): faithlessness, unfaithfulness

Definitions

  1. faithlessness, unfaithfulness

Ancestry of “truløyse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktrubelief, faith; trust, confidence; to think,...
2Old Norsetrúfaith; inflection of trúr: ## positive degree...
3Middle Low Germantruwe—
4Old Saxontreuwa—
5Proto-Germanictrewwōfidelity, pledge
6Proto-Indo-Europeandrewo-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European drewo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic trewwō →Every word from Old Saxon treuwa →