Old English trēowe continues reconstructed Germanic *treuwaz.
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trēowe
faithful, firm, trustworthy
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / reconstructedProto-Germanic · Proto-Germanic horizon · firm faithful adjective*treuwaz
firm, faithful, trustworthy
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The Germanic firmness adjective develops the faithful and trustworthy field.
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True — American Heritage DictionaryEtymology: Old English trēowe from Germanic *treuwaz
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