Where does “trouwjurk” come from?

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

trouwjurk (Dutch): wedding dress

Definitions

  1. wedding dress

Ancestry of “trouwjurk”, step by step

trouwjurk 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 jurk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchjurkdress
Every word from Proto-Germanic trūōną →Every word from Old Dutch trūon →Every word from Middle Dutch trouwen →