
English word truth comes from Proto-Germanic *triwwiz (Faithful. True.), Proto-Indo-European *deru-, Proto-Germanic - iþō
*triwwiz (Proto-Germanic)
Faithful. True.
*deru- (Proto-Indo-European)
solid, steadfast, firm, solid
- iþō (Proto-Germanic)
*triwwiþō (Proto-Germanic)
Promise, contract.
trēowþ (Old English)
treowthe (Middle English)
truth (English)
(nonstandard, intransitive) To tell the truth.. (obsolete, transitive) To assert as true; to declare; to speak truthfully.. To make exact; to correct for inaccuracy. (archaic) Faithfulness, fidelity.. (countable) Something acknowledged to be true; a true statement or axiom.. (obsolete) A pledge of loyalty or faith.. (physics, dated) Topness. (See also truth quark.). Conformity to fact or [...]