Etymology

troth

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Today it means: An oath, pledge, plight, or promise. Full definition →

Middle English troth ← Old English trēowþ ← Proto-Germanic *triwwiþō
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troth · noun, verb1

  1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*triwwiþō“contract; promise”
  2. Old English · inherited fromtrēowþ
  3. Middle English · inherited fromtroth
  4. English todaytroth

From Middle English troth, trothe, trouthe, trowthe, a variant of treuth, treuthe, treouthe (“allegiance, fidelity, faithfulness, loyalty; oath, pledge, promise; betrothal or marriage vow; betrothal; honour, integrity; holiness, righteousness; confidence, trust; creed, faith; fact, reality, truth”), from Old English trēowþ, trīewþ (“truth, veracity; faith, fidelity; covenant, pledge”), from Proto-Germanic *triwwiþō (“contract; promise”), equivalent to true + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Doublet of truth.

Troth · proper noun2

From troth, a nickname for someone who was inclined to take oaths.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Germanic*triwwiþō all →

betroth

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