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NODE / 0717attestedOld English

trēow

TRANSLITERATION trēow

pledge, fidelity

DATE
Old English
SENSE
pledge fidelity
FAMILY
Indo-European / West Germanic
CANONICAL KEY
node:3:treow:attested:sense:pledge-fidelity

A sense-specific node distinct from Old English trēow “tree.”

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Proto-Germanic · Proto-Germanic horizon · pledge noun

*treuwō

pledge, fidelity

SOUND
Old English trēow continues reconstructed Germanic *treuwō in the pledge branch.
MEANING
Pledge and fidelity remain the semantic center.
CHRONOLOGY
The Germanic noun is reconstructed.
SCHOLAR
Calvert Watkins and American Heritage Dictionary Editors
CONFIDENCE
established
Indo-European Root deru-supportsderu-, Germanic *treuwō to Old English trēow, pledge

Publishes the Germanic pledge noun and Old English reflex.

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DESCENDANTinheritanceestablished
Middle English · Middle English · agreement pledge

trewe

agreement, treaty, pledge

SOUND
Middle English trewe continues Old English trēow in the pledge and fidelity sense.
MEANING
A pledge or agreement continues the older fidelity noun.
SCHOLAR
Merriam-Webster Editors · American Heritage Dictionary Editors
CONFIDENCE
established
Truce — Definition, Word History, and First Known UsesupportsEtymology: trewe from Old English trēow, fidelity

Supplies the pledge branch.

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truce3 connected nodes
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STEP 02inflectional reanalysisestablished
Middle Englishtrewe→Middle English · Middle Englishtrewesagreements, pledges
SOUND
Middle English plural trewes is formed on singular trewe and later supplies the English singular truce.
MEANING
Multiple agreements or pledges furnish the form reanalyzed for one suspension of hostilities.
Merriam-Webster Editors · American Heritage Dictionary Editors1 CITATIONEDGE 702 ↗
Truce — Definition, Word History, and First Known Use · Etymology: Middle English trewes, plural of trewe ↗
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STEP 03continuationestablished
Middle Englishtrewes→Present-Day English · 13th century–todaytrucetemporary suspension of hostilities by agreement
SOUND
Modern singular truce continues Middle English trewes after the inherited plural was reanalyzed as a singular form.
MEANING
Agreements or pledges specialize as a temporary suspension of hostilities.
Merriam-Webster Editors · American Heritage Dictionary Editors2 CITATIONSEDGE 701 ↗
Truce — Definition, Word History, and First Known Use · Word History and First Known Use ↗Truce — American Heritage Dictionary · Headword etymology ↗

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