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:
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Definitions
- faith; inflection of trúr:
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Ancestry of “trú”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | truwe | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | treuwa | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | trewwō | fidelity, pledge |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | drewo- | — |