Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/triwwijaną
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Proto-Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From *triwwiz (“true, faithful”) + *-janą and *trewwō (“fidelity, pledge”) + *-janą.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]*triwwijaną[1]
- (transitive) to make faithful
- (transitive) to ally, form a relation with
- (transitive) to trust, have faith in
Inflection
[edit]Conjugation of *triwwijaną (weak class 1)
Descendants
[edit]- Proto-West Germanic: *triuwijan
- Old Norse: tryggja, tryggva