Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/triwwiþō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 +‎ *-iþō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtriw.wi.θɔː/

Noun

*triwwiþō f

promise, contract

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *triwwiþō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*triwwiþō	*triwwiþôz
vocative	*triwwiþō	*triwwiþôz
accusative	*triwwiþǭ	*triwwiþōz
genitive	*triwwiþōz	*triwwiþǫ̂
dative	*triwwiþōi	*triwwiþōmaz
instrumental	*triwwiþō	*triwwiþōmiz

Descendants

Old English: trīewþ, trēowþ
- Middle English: trouthe, treowthe, treuwethe, treouthe, trewthe, treuthe
  - Scots: trowth, treuth
  - English: troth, truth
Old High German: gatriuwida, gitriuwida
Old Norse: tryggð, trygð
- Icelandic: tryggð
- Faroese: trygd
- Norwegian: trygd
- Old Swedish: trygþ
  - Swedish: trygd
- Old Danish: trygd
  - Danish: trygd (reborrowed in modern times from Old Danish or another Nordic language)

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