Where does “trouwgetuige” come from?

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

trouwgetuige (Dutch): a witness at a wedding

Definitions

  1. a witness at a wedding

Ancestry of “trouwgetuige”, step by step

trouwgetuige traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch trouwen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtrouwento marry; to trust
2Middle Dutchtrouwento marry; to arrange the marriage of, to marry...
3Old Dutchtrūon—
4Proto-Germanictrūōną—

via Dutch getuige

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgetuigewitness; as shown by, judging by, witness
2Middle Dutchgetuge—
3Middle Dutchgetugento bear witness
4Old Dutchgitiugon—
Every word from Proto-Germanic trūōną →