Where does “trouwen” come from?

trouwen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch trouwen, from Old Dutch trūon, from Proto-Germanic trūōną.

trouwen (Dutch): to marry; to trust

Definitions

  1. to marry; to trust

Ancestry of “trouwen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchtrouwento marry; to arrange the marriage of, to marry...
2Old Dutchtrūon—
3Proto-Germanictrūōną—

Words derived from “trouwen”

Every word from Proto-Germanic trūōną →