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Where does “trōst” come from?

trōst (Frankish) comes from Proto-West Germanic traust, from Proto-Germanic traustaz, from Proto-Indo-European dóru, from Proto-Indo-European drew- — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.

Ancestry of “trōst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanictrauststrong, confident; help, aid
2Proto-Germanictraustazstrong; reliable, confident
3Proto-Indo-Europeandórutree
4Proto-Indo-Europeandrew-hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree

Words derived from “trōst”

  • trustis
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