Modern trust continues Middle English truste through regular English form history.
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trust
assured reliance, confidence, care, or obligation
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedMiddle English · Middle English · confidence reliancetruste
confidence, reliance
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Confidence and assured reliance remain central while legal and institutional senses develop alongside them.
Merriam-Webster reports noun use in the twelfth century.
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established — no additional confidence note is attached.
reviewed
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Trust — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseDefinitions, Word History, and First Known Use
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Supplies Middle English truste, the broad semantic range, and twelfth-century noun horizon.
Trust — American Heritage DictionaryHeadword etymology
contextAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Independently documents the Middle English noun.
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