Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/trūwāną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *triwwiz +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtruː.wi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*trūwāną

1. to trust

Descendants

• Old English: trūwian
  • English: trow
• Old Frisian: triūwa, trōwa
• Old Saxon: trauwian
• Old Dutch: *triuwon
  • Middle Dutch: trouwen
    • Dutch: trouwen
• Old High German: trūwēn
  • German: trauen
• Old Norse: trúa
  • Icelandic: trúa
  • Faroese: trúgva
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tro, tru
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tru
  • Danish: tro
  • Swedish: tro
  • Faroese: trúgva
• Gothic: 𐍄𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌰𐌽 (trauan)