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Where does “wantrouwig” come from?

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

wantrouwig (Dutch): suspicious, distrustful

Definitions

  1. suspicious, distrustful

Ancestry of “wantrouwig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwantrouwento mistrust; Mistrust
2Dutchtrouwento marry; to trust
3Middle Dutchtrouwento marry; to arrange the marriage of, to marry...
4Old Dutchtrūon—
5Proto-Germanictrūōną—
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