Where does “trofasthet” come from?
trofasthet (Swedish) comes from Swedish trofast, 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-.
trofasthet (Swedish): loyalty, faithfulness, dedication
Definitions
- loyalty, faithfulness, dedication
Ancestry of “trofasthet”, step by step
trofasthet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish trofast
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | trofast | faithful, truefast |
| 2 | Swedish | tro | faith, belief; allegiance; to believe |
| 3 | Old Swedish | trō | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | trú | faith; inflection of trúr: ## positive degree... |
| 5 | Middle Low German | truwe | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | treuwa | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | trewwō | fidelity, pledge |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | drewo- | — |