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NODE / 0694attestedOld English

trēowe

TRANSLITERATION trēowe

faithful, firm, trustworthy

DATE
Old English
SENSE
faithful steadfast adjective
FAMILY
Indo-European / West Germanic
CANONICAL KEY
node:3:treowe:attested:sense:faithful-steadfast-adjective

The Old English semantic center is explicitly preserved.

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Proto-Germanic · Proto-Germanic horizon · firm faithful adjective

*treuwaz

firm, faithful, trustworthy

SOUND
Old English trēowe continues reconstructed Germanic *treuwaz.
MEANING
The Germanic firmness adjective develops the faithful and trustworthy field.
CHRONOLOGY
The Germanic form is reconstructed, not an attested donor token.
SCHOLAR
Calvert Watkins and American Heritage Dictionary Editors
CONFIDENCE
established
True — American Heritage DictionarysupportsEtymology: Old English trēowe from Germanic *treuwaz

Publishes the reconstructed Germanic adjective.

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Middle English · Middle English · faithful steadfast adjective

trewe

faithful, steadfast, true

SOUND
Middle English trewe continues Old English trēowe.
MEANING
Faithful, steadfast, and trustworthy remain central.
SCHOLAR
Merriam-Webster Editors · American Heritage Dictionary Editors
CONFIDENCE
established
True — Definition, Word History, and First Known UsesupportsEtymology: Middle English trewe from Old English trēowe

Explicitly supplies the English continuity.

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STEP 02continuationestablished
Middle Englishtrewe→Present-Day English · before 12th century–todaytruein accord with fact; faithful; accurate
SOUND
Modern true continues Middle English trewe through regular English spelling and pronunciation history.
MEANING
Faithful and steadfast remain live senses beside factual accuracy.
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True — Definition, Word History, and First Known Use · Word History and First Known Use ↗True — American Heritage Dictionary · Headword etymology and Word History ↗

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