Where does “truverdig” come from?

truverdig (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-.

truverdig (Norwegian Nynorsk): probable, sound

Definitions

  1. probable, sound

Ancestry of “truverdig”, step by step

truverdig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk tru

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-

via Norwegian Nynorsk verdig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskverdigworthy; dignified
2Old Norseverðugr
3Old Norseverðrmeal; worth; worthy, deserving
4Proto-Germanicwerþazworthy, valuable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European drewo-Every word from Proto-Germanic trewwōEvery word from Old Saxon treuwa