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

  1. faithfulness, loyalty, truth
  2. contract, pact, alliance

Declension edit

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

  1. faithfulness