Where does “trustful” come from?

Trustful comes from Middle English trystefull, meaning full of trust or confidence.

trustful (English): Trusting; willing to trust; Trustworthy

Definitions

  1. Trusting; willing to trust; Trustworthy

Ancestry of “trustful”, step by step

trustful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English trust

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtrustConfidence in or reliance on some person or...
2Middle Englishtrustconfidence, reliance
3Old Norsetraustconfidence, help, protection; trust; benefit,...
4Proto-Germanictraustąshelter; help; aid; trust; confidence; alliance
5Proto-Indo-Europeandreu-tree; firm, solid, steadfast

via Middle English trustful

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishtrustful—

Words derived from “trustful”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dreu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic traustą →Every word from Old Norse traust →