English

keep it trill

Blend of keep it real + true.

Proto-Indo-European *drewH- ‘firm’

Proto-Germanic *triwwiz ‘faithful’

Old English trēowe ‘faithful’

Middle English treowe

English true

Today it means

verb To stay authentic, or act with integrity.

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

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