Where does “trȳw” come from?

trȳw (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic trewwō, from Proto-Indo-European drewo-.

trȳw (Old English): faith; pledge; agreement

Definitions

  1. faith; pledge; agreement

Ancestry of “trȳw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictrewwōfidelity, pledge
2Proto-Indo-Europeandrewo-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European drewo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic trewwō →
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