Where does “trovärdig” come from?

trovärdig (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-.

trovärdig (Swedish): trustworthy, reliable

Definitions

  1. trustworthy, reliable

Ancestry of “trovärdig”, step by step

trovärdig 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 värdig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvärdigworthy, dignified
2Swedishvärdevalue; value; degree of importance; value; worth;...
3Old Swedishværþe—
4Old Swedishværþ—

Words derived from “trovärdig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European drewo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic trewwō →Every word from Old Saxon treuwa →