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Where does “traust” come from?

traust (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic traustą, from Proto-Indo-European dreu- — tree; firm, solid, steadfast.

traust (Old Norse): confidence, help, protection; trust; benefit,...

Definitions

  1. confidence, help, protection; trust; benefit,...

Ancestry of “traust”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictraustąshelter; help; aid; trust; confidence; alliance
2Proto-Indo-Europeandreu-tree; firm, solid, steadfast

Words derived from “traust”

  • trust
  • trustee
  • distrust
  • trusting
  • trustworthy
  • antitrust
  • mistrust
  • trustworthiness
  • entrust
  • untrustworthy
  • distrustful
  • trusteeship
  • intrust
  • mistrustful
  • unitrust
  • trustor
  • trusteth
  • distrustfully
  • untrustworthiness
  • entrustment
  • untrusting
  • cotrustee
  • truster
  • mistrustfully
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