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
- probable, sound
Ancestry of “truverdig”, step by step
truverdig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk tru
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | tru | belief, faith; trust, confidence; to think,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | trú | faith; inflection of trúr: ## positive degree... |
| 3 | Middle Low German | truwe | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | treuwa | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | trewwō | fidelity, pledge |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | drewo- | — |
via Norwegian Nynorsk verdig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | verdig | worthy; dignified |
| 2 | Old Norse | verðugr | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | verðr | meal; worth; worthy, deserving |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | werþaz | worthy, valuable |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |