короче
В этимологическом словаре Д. Харпера приводится следующее определение
концепта, являющегося предметом нашего исследовательского внимания: «Truth
– Old English triewð (West Saxon), treowð (Mercian) "faithfulness, quality of being
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true," from triewe, treowe "faithful". Meaning "accuracy, correctness" is from 1560s.
Unlike lie (v.), there is no primary verb in English or most other IE languages for
"speak the truth." Noun sense of "something that is true" is first recorded mid-14c»
[Harper 2001-2013].