Where does “mistrustful” come from?
Mistrustful derives from English mistrust and English trust, with the -ful suffix from Old English, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European roots mey- and pleh₁- meaning to increase or fill.
mistrustful (English): Having mistrust, lacking trust; Expressing or...
Definitions
- Having mistrust, lacking trust; Expressing or...
Ancestry of “mistrustful”, step by step
mistrustful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mistrust
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mistrust | Lack of trust or confidence; distrust, untrust;... |
| 2 | English | mis- | bad or wrong; badly or wrongly; lack or failure;... |
| 3 | Middle English | mys- | mis- badly, wrongly |
| 4 | Old English | mis- | bad, badly, wrong, wrongly; lack or failure |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | missa- | mis-, badly, wrongly |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mitto | mutual, reciprocal |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meyth₂- | to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to... |
via English ful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ful | — |