treh₂w-
“to trust, to be faithful”Widely acceptedlawsociety
true, trust, truce, troth, tree, tray
Root of Old English trēowe "faithful, true", trēow "trust; tree" (the firm one), yielding English true, trust, truce, troth, tree.
Related Roots
bʰerǵ-es-“protection, a guarantee”bʰerǵ-mn̥-₂“something protected, a pledge”bʰerh₂-mn̥“an opening made by boring”bʰeyd-mn̥“act of persuading, a trusting”bʰorgʰ-“fortified high place, stronghold”deh₁-mn̥-₆“something set down, an established law”deh₃-mn̥-₂“a giving, a portion allotted”deh₃-tl-₂“means of giving, dispensation”