Where does “mistrustless” come from?
mistrustless (English) comes from English mistrust, from English mis-, from Middle English mys-, from Old English mis-, from Proto-Germanic missa-, from Proto-Indo-European mitto, from Proto-Indo-European meyth₂- — to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to...
mistrustless (English): Without mistrust or suspicion; trusting,...
Definitions
- Without mistrust or suspicion; trusting,...
Ancestry of “mistrustless”, step by step
mistrustless 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... |