Where does “trusting” come from?
Trusting derives from English trust, from Middle English truste, from Old Norse traust, from Proto-Germanic traustą, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning wood or tree, reflecting the sense of something solid and reliable.
trusting (English): Present participle and gerund of trust; inclined...
Definitions
- Present participle and gerund of trust; inclined...
Ancestry of “trusting”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | trustyng | — |
Words derived from “trusting”