Where does “trūwian” come from?

trūwian (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic trūwāną, from Proto-Indo-European drew-, from Proto-Indo-European dóru, from Proto-Indo-European deru- — firm, solid; wood; be firm, hard, solid.

trūwian (Old English): to trust, confide

Definitions

  1. to trust, confide

Ancestry of “trūwian”, step by step

trūwian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic trūwāną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictrūwānąto trust
2Proto-Indo-Europeandrew-hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree
3Proto-Indo-Europeandórutree
4Proto-Indo-Europeanderu-firm, solid; wood; be firm, hard, solid

via Proto-West Germanic trūēn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanictrūēnto trust
2Proto-Germanictrūjaną—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandrew-o—

Words derived from “trūwian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deru- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European drew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dóru →
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