trow
English
/tɹoʊ/, /tɹəʊ/
verb
Definitions
- (archaic) To trust or believe.
- (archaic) To have confidence in, or to give credence to.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English trowen inherited from Old English trēowan, trūwian (confide, trust) inherited from Proto-Germanic *trewwāną (trust), *trūwāną (trust) derived from Proto-Indo-European *drew- (faithful, true).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*drew-
Gloss
faithful, true
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Property
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- betrow English
- mistrow English
- trowable English
- untrowable English
- Traualtar German
- Trauung German
- misstrauen German
- trauen German
- zutrauen German
- betrouwen Dutch, Flemish
- hertrouwen Dutch, Flemish
- ondertrouwen Dutch, Flemish
- trouw Dutch, Flemish
- trouwambtenaar Dutch, Flemish
- trouwen Dutch, Flemish
- trouwerij Dutch, Flemish
- trouwfoto Dutch, Flemish
- trouwjurk Dutch, Flemish
- trouwkleed Dutch, Flemish
- trouwring Dutch, Flemish
- wantrouwen Dutch, Flemish
- *drew- Proto-Indo-European
- *trewwāną Proto-Germanic
- *trūwāną Proto-Germanic
- misstro Swedish
- tilltro Swedish
- tro Swedish
- trofast Swedish
- trossamfund Swedish
- trovärdig Swedish
- tru Norwegian Nynorsk
- truleg Norwegian Nynorsk
- truskap Norwegian Nynorsk
- truskyld Norwegian Nynorsk
- truverdig Norwegian Nynorsk
- utru Norwegian Nynorsk
- vantru Norwegian Nynorsk
- trēowan Old English
- trūwian Old English
- द्रु Sanskrit
- mistrowen Middle English
- trowable Middle English
- trowen Middle English
- trúa Old Norse
- trúa Icelandic
- trouwen Middle Dutch
- trūwēn Old High German
- trou Afrikaans
- 𐍄𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *triuwon Old Dutch
- trō, tro Old Swedish