*triwwiz

Runic: ᛏᚱᛁᚹᛁᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈtriw.wiz/

adjective · i-stem

Meanings

true, faithful

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *drewH-, *deru- (‘firm, hard, solid, faithful, true’). Compare Old Prussian druwit (‘to believe’), Old Irish derb (‘certain’).

Declension

Strong declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	triwwiz	triwwī	triwwį, -jatō	triwwijai	triwwijôz	triwwijō
Acc.	triwwijanǭ	triwwijǭ	triwwį, -jatō	triwwijanz	triwwijōz	triwwijō
Gen.	triwwijas, triwwīs	triwwijaizōz	triwwijas, triwwīs	triwwijaizǫ̂	triwwijaizǫ̂	triwwijaizǫ̂
Dat.	triwwijammai	triwwijaizōi	triwwijammai	triwwijaimaz	triwwijaimaz	triwwijaimaz
Inst.	triwwijanō	triwwijaizō	triwwijanō	triwwijaimiz	triwwijaimiz	triwwijaimiz

Weak declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	triwwijô	triwwijǭ	triwwijô	triwwijaniz	triwwijōniz	triwwijōnō
Acc.	triwwijanų	triwwijōnų	triwwijô	triwwijanunz	triwwijōnunz	triwwijōnō
Gen.	triwwīniz	triwwijōniz	triwwīniz	triwwijanǫ̂	triwwijōnǫ̂	triwwijanǫ̂
Dat.	triwwīni	triwwijōni	triwwīni	triwwijammaz	triwwijōmaz	triwwijammaz
Inst.	triwwīnē	triwwijōnē	triwwīnē	triwwijammiz	triwwijōmiz	triwwijammiz

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Descendants

*triuwī (Proto-West Germanic)
- *triuwi (Old Dutch)
  - trouwe (Middle Dutch)
    - trouw (Dutch)
      - trou (Afrikaans)
*triuwī (Proto-West Germanic)
- trīewe, trēowe (Old English)
  - treowe, trewe (Middle English)
    - true (English)
    - trew (Scots)
*triuwī (Proto-West Germanic)
- triūwe, triōwe (Old Frisian)
  - trjou (Saterland Frisian)
  - trou (West Frisian)
*triuwī (Proto-West Germanic)
- triuwi (Old High German)
  - triuwe (Middle High German)
    - trüüw (Alemannic German)
    - treu (German)
    - trei (Luxembourgish)
*triuwī (Proto-West Germanic)
- triuwi (Old Saxon)
  - triuwe (Middle Low German)
    - tru (Plautdietsch)
*triuwī (Proto-West Germanic)
- triuwi (Old Saxon)
  - triuwe (Middle Low German)
    - treu (Low German)
      - tru, truu (German Low German)
tryggr (Old Norse)
- tryg (Danish)
- tryggur (Faroese)
- tryggur (Icelandic)
- trygg (Norwegian)
tryggr (Old Norse)
- trig (Middle English)
  - trig (English)
  - trig (Scots)
tryggr (Old Norse)
- trygger (Old Swedish)
  - trygg (Swedish)
𐍄𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍅𐍃 (triggws) (Gothic)

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