Where does “engudstro” come from?
engudstro (Swedish) comes from Swedish tro, from Old Swedish trō, from Old Norse trú, from Middle Low German truwe, from Old Saxon treuwa, from Proto-Germanic trewwō, from Proto-Indo-European drewo-.
engudstro (Swedish): monotheism (the belief in a single deity)
Definitions
- monotheism (the belief in a single deity)
Ancestry of “engudstro”, step by step
engudstro traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish tro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tro | faith, belief; allegiance; to believe |
| 2 | Old Swedish | trō | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | trú | faith; inflection of trúr: ## positive degree... |
| 4 | Middle Low German | truwe | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | treuwa | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | trewwō | fidelity, pledge |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | drewo- | — |
via Swedish gud
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | gud | a god |
| 2 | Old English | guþ | battle, combat |
| 3 | Old Norse | goð | the æsir, a clan of vættir nature beings that... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gudą | invoked one; god, deity |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gastiz | stranger, guest |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰóstis | stranger, host |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |