Where does “trūēn” come from?

trūēn (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic trūjaną, from Proto-Indo-European drew-o, from Proto-Indo-European deru- — firm, solid; wood; be firm, hard, solid.

trūēn (Proto-West Germanic): to trust

Definitions

  1. to trust

Ancestry of “trūēn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictrūjaną—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandrew-o—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanderu-firm, solid; wood; be firm, hard, solid

Words derived from “trūēn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deru- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European drew-o →Every word from Proto-Germanic trūjaną →