German Truchsess

← German trucht (compound)

← German sazzo (compound)

← Proto-Germanic *druhtiz (derived)

← Middle High German truhtsæze (inherited)

← Old High German truhtsāzzo (derived)

← Proto-Indo-European *dʰrewgʰ- (derived)

→ English dright (cognate)

→ German Drost (mention)

→ Finnish drotsi (cognate)

→ Dutch drost (link)