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Where does “drū-” come from?

drū- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European deru- — firm, solid; wood; be firm, hard, solid.

drū- (Proto-Indo-European): tree; to be firm, be solid

Definitions

  1. tree; to be firm, be solid

Ancestry of “drū-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanderu-firm, solid; wood; be firm, hard, solid

Words derived from “drū-”

  • truth
  • trust
  • trustee
  • distrust
  • trusting
  • trustworthy
  • truthful
  • antitrust
  • mistrust
  • truthfulness
  • truthfully
  • trustworthiness
  • troth
  • entrust
  • betrothal
  • untrustworthy
  • distrustful
  • untruth
  • trusteeship
  • intrust
  • untruthful
  • mistrustful
  • unitrust
  • untruthfulness
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deru- →