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Where does “trú” come from?

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

trú (Old Norse): faith; inflection of trúr: ## positive degree...

Definitions

  1. faith; inflection of trúr: ## positive degree...

Ancestry of “trú”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germantruwe—
2Old Saxontreuwa—
3Proto-Germanictrewwōfidelity, pledge
4Proto-Indo-Europeandrewo-—

Words derived from “trú”

  • trossamfund
  • trofast
  • trofasthet
  • misstro
  • trovärdig
  • trovärdighet
  • tilltro
  • tro
  • troskap
  • utrolig
  • utro
  • tro
  • trolig
  • naturtro
  • folketro
  • utroskap
  • overtro
  • tru
  • vantru
  • truleg
  • truskap
  • utru
  • truskyld
  • trú
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