triuwa

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Old High German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cognate with Old Saxon treuwa, Old English trēow, Gothic triggwa, from Proto-West Germanic *treuwu, from Proto-Germanic *trewwō (with ablaut variant: Old English trūwa, Old Norse trú).

Noun[edit]

triuwa f

faithfulness, loyalty, truth
contract, pact, alliance

Declension[edit]

Declension of triuwa (ō-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	triuwa	triuwā
accusative	triuwa	triuwā
genitive	triuwa	triuwōno
dative	triuwu	triuwōm

Descendants[edit]

Middle High German triuwe, triwe, trūwe (Middle German)
- German: Treue; traun (particle "in truth, verily, truly" via the fixed phrase in triuwen)

Old Saxon[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *triuwī, from Proto-Germanic *triwwiz. More at triuwi.

Noun[edit]

triuwa f

faithfulness

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