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Where does “traustaz” come from?

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

traustaz (Proto-Germanic): strong; reliable, confident

Definitions

  1. strong; reliable, confident

Ancestry of “traustaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandórutree
2Proto-Indo-Europeandrew-hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree

Words derived from “traustaz”

  • 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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