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Where does “trustingly” come from?

Trustingly comes from Middle English trustingly, formed from the adjective trust with the adverbial suffix -ingly, though the ultimate origin of trust itself remains uncertain.

trustingly (English): In a trusting manner

Definitions

  1. In a trusting manner

Ancestry of “trustingly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishtrustingly—
Every word from Middle English trustingly →