Old English

Noun

trēow f

1. truth, fidelity

Declension

Descendants

• English: truce

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *trewą, from Proto-Indo-European *drew-o-, a suffixed variant of Proto-Indo-European *drew-, *deru- ‎(“solid, steadfast”), whence probably also Proto-Indo-European noun for "tree" *dóru. Germanic cognates include Old Frisian trē, Old Saxon treo, Old Norse tré (Danish træ), Gothic 𐍄𐍂𐌹𐌿 ‎(triu). The Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek δόρυ ‎(dóru, “wood, spear”), δρῦς ‎(drûs, “tree, oak”), Old Church Slavonic дрѣво ‎(drěvo) (Russian де́рево ‎(dérevo)), Old Irish daur (Welsh derwen ‎(“oak”)).

Noun

trēow n

1. tree

Declension

Descendants

• English: tree