Etymology

treague

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Today it means: A truce. Full definition →

Medieval Latin treuga ← Gothic 𐍄𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌰 ← Proto-Germanic *trewwō
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The story

  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*trewwō“fidelity; pledge”
  2. Gothic · derived from𐍄𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌰“treaty, covenant”
  3. Medieval Latin · derived fromtreuga
  4. English todaytreague

From Medieval Latin treuga, from Gothic 𐍄𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌰 (triggwa, “treaty, covenant”), from Proto-Germanic *trewwō (“fidelity; pledge”). More at true, truce.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Germanic*trewwō all →

truce

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