Etymograph

English

Trow

Trow comes from Middle English trewe ‘faithful, loyal’, from Proto-West Germanic *triuwī ‘reliable’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *drewH-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*drewH-reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*triwwiz‘true, faithful’reconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*triuwī‘reliable’reconstructed
  4. Old Englishc. 450–1150trīewe‘loyal: faithful, trustworthy, true’
  5. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500trewe‘faithful, loyal’
  6. EnglishtodayTrow

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*drewH-reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*triwwiz‘true, faithful’reconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*triuwī‘reliable’reconstructed
  4. Old Englishc. 450–1150trīewe‘loyal: faithful, trustworthy, true’
  5. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500trewe‘faithful, loyal’
  6. EnglishtodayTrow

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *drewH-

untrue, 2 more

through Proto-Germanic *triwwiz ‘true, faithful’

true, truth, truly, truce, trig, troth, 2 more

Today it means

name A surname from Middle English.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *drewH- / Trow

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