Old Norse origin
Source-reportedMeaning: “to grow, thrive” + “abstract noun suffix”
Possibly borrowed from German Trude, a short form of names ending in -trud, especially Gertrud. The element -trud is from Proto-Germanic *þrūþiz (“strength”), from *þrewwaną (“to grow, thrive”) + *-þiz (“abstract noun suffix”). In Gjertrud, the first element is ultimately from Old High German gēr (“spear”). Alternatively, the Scandinavian name may in some cases represent a variant of Trud, from Old Norse Þrúðr, from the same Proto-Germanic element. Compare German Trude, English Trudy, Danish Gertrud, Swedish Gertrud, Estonian Kertu and Icelandic Þrúður.
Sources for this account (4)
- Wiktionary: TrudeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- German Wiktionary: TrudeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Greek Wiktionary: TrudeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Polish Wiktionary: TrudeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14