Where does “tro” come from?

tro (Swedish) comes 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-.

tro (Swedish): faith, belief; allegiance; to believe

Definitions

  1. faith, belief; allegiance; to believe

Ancestry of “tro”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tro

Every word from Proto-Indo-European drewo-