Where does “folktro” come from?

folktro (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-.

folktro (Swedish): folk beliefs, folklore

Definitions

  1. folk beliefs, folklore

Ancestry of “folktro”, step by step

folktro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish tro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtrofaith, belief; allegiance; to believe
2Old Swedishtrō—
3Old Norsetrúfaith; inflection of trúr: ## positive degree...
4Middle Low Germantruwe—
5Old Saxontreuwa—
6Proto-Germanictrewwōfidelity, pledge
7Proto-Indo-Europeandrewo-—

via Swedish folk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfolkpeople in general, humans; a people, a nation; in...
2Old Norsefolkarmy; people; people, army
3Proto-Germanicfulkąpeople; tribe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European drewo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic trewwō →Every word from Old Saxon treuwa →
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