Where does “entrust” come from?
Entrust comes from Middle English en- combined with trust, from Old French en- and Latin in- (meaning "in"), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₁én.
entrust (English): To trust to the care of
Ancestry of “entrust”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | En- | — |
| 2 | Middle English | en- | en-, in- |
| 3 | Old French | en- | en- |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 5 | Latin | în | — |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “entrust”