Where does “trossamfund” come from?

trossamfund (Swedish) comes from Danish tro, from Old Danish tro, from Old Norse trú, from Middle Low German truwe, from Old Saxon treuwa, from Proto-Germanic trewwō, from Proto-Indo-European drewo-.

trossamfund (Swedish): a religious denomination, a church organization,...

Definitions

  1. a religious denomination, a church organization,...

Ancestry of “trossamfund”, step by step

trossamfund traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish tro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtrobelief; confidence; trust
2Old Danishtro—
3Old Norsetrúfaith; inflection of trúr: ## positive degree...
4Middle Low Germantruwe—
5Old Saxontreuwa—
6Proto-Germanictrewwōfidelity, pledge
7Proto-Indo-Europeandrewo-—

via Swedish tro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtrofaith, belief; allegiance; to believe
2Old Swedishtrō—

via Swedish samfund

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsamfunda federation
2Old Norsesamfundrgathering
Every word from Proto-Indo-European drewo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic trewwō →Every word from Old Saxon treuwa →