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English word trust comes from Proto-Indo-European *dreu- (be firm, hard, solid), and later Proto-Germanic *traustaz (firm, strong)
*dreu- (Proto-Indo-European)
Be firm, hard, solid
*drowzdo- (Proto-Indo-European)
*traustaz (Proto-Germanic)
Firm, strong
*traustą (Proto-Germanic)
Help; aid. Shelter. Trust; confidence; alliance.
traust (Old Norse)
truste (Middle English)
trust (English)
(archaic, intransitive) To sell or deliver anything in reliance upon a promise of payment; to give credit.. (archaic, transitive) To risk; to venture confidently.. (intransitive) To be confident, as of something future; to hope.. (intransitive) To have trust; to be credulous; to be won to confidence; to confide.. (transitive) To commit, as to one's care; to entrust.. (transitive) To give [...]