Where does “wantrouwen” come from?

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

wantrouwen (Dutch): to mistrust; Mistrust

Definitions

  1. to mistrust; Mistrust

Ancestry of “wantrouwen”, step by step

wantrouwen 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 wan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwanwinnowing basket
2Middle Dutchwan—

Words derived from “wantrouwen”

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