Where does “trúnaðarmaðr” come from?

trúnaðarmaðr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse maðr, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

trúnaðarmaðr (Old Norse): confidant

Definitions

  1. confidant

Ancestry of “trúnaðarmaðr”, step by step

trúnaðarmaðr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse maðr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemaðrhuman, man, person; degree
2Proto-Germanic*mann-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

via Old Norse trúnaðr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetrúnaðrtrust, good faith
2Old Norsetrúrtrue, faithful; safe; believing
3Proto-Germanictrūaztrustful
Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *mann- →Every word from Old Norse maðr →