Where does “vertrouwelinge” come from?

vertrouwelinge (Dutch) comes from Dutch vertrouweling, from Dutch -ling, from Dutch -ing, from Middle Dutch -inge, from Old Dutch -inga.

Ancestry of “vertrouwelinge”, step by step

vertrouwelinge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vertrouweling

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvertrouwelingconfidant
2Dutch-lingA suffix that describes a person in terms of a...
3Dutch-ingCreates action nouns referring to the performance...
4Middle Dutch-inge—
5Old Dutch-inga—

via Dutch e

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutche—
Every word from Old Dutch -inga →Every word from Dutch -ing →Every word from Dutch -ling →