Reconstruction:Old English/trust

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Etymology

From a rare zero-grade proto-Germanic variant of the same root also attested in Middle High German getrüste (“host”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deru- (“be firm, hard, solid”). See also Proto-Germanic *traustą, Old Norse traust.

Noun

*trust n

  1. trust

Descendants

  • Middle English: trust (possibly)
    • English: trust (possibly)
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