truth

Mane (Îngilîzî)

Têgeh

rasteqîn

دروستی

ڕێکی

Pircarînî

A1
Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/tɹuːθ/
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

In summary

From Middle English trouthe, truthe, trewthe, treowthe, from Old English trēowþ, trīewþ (“truth, veracity, faith, fidelity, loyalty, honour, pledge, covenant”), from Proto-Germanic *triwwiþō (“promise, covenant, contract”), from Proto-Indo-European *drū- (“tree”), from Proto-Indo-European *deru- (“firm, solid”), equivalent to true + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Cognate with Norwegian trygd (“trustworthiness, security, insurance”), Icelandic tryggð (“loyalty, fidelity”).

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