NODE / 0704attestedMiddle English

truste

TRANSLITERATION truste

confidence, reliance

DATE: Middle English
SENSE: confidence reliance
FAMILY: Indo-European / West Germanic
CANONICAL KEY: node:2:truste:attested:sense:confidence-reliance

American Heritage supplies the Middle English form and cautiously marks the donor route.

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Old Norse · Old Norse · confidence firmness

traust

confidence, firmness

SOUND: Middle English truste is probably borrowed from Scandinavian, perhaps specifically Old Norse traust.
MEANING: Confidence and firmness enter the English trust noun.
SCHOLAR: Merriam-Webster Editors · American Heritage Dictionary Editors
CONFIDENCE: probable — The sources independently use cautious probably or perhaps language rather than claiming a certain donor token.

Trust — Definition, Word History, and First Known UsesupportsEtymology: probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse traust

Supports a probable Scandinavian route without overstating the exact donor.

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Trust — American Heritage DictionarycontextEtymology: perhaps from Old Norse traust

Independently uses cautious donor language.

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Present-Day English · 12th century–today · confidence reliance

trust

assured reliance, confidence, care, or obligation

SOUND: Modern trust continues Middle English truste through regular English form history.
MEANING: Confidence and assured reliance remain central while legal and institutional senses develop alongside them.
CHRONOLOGY: Merriam-Webster reports noun use in the twelfth century.
SCHOLAR: Merriam-Webster Editors · American Heritage Dictionary Editors
CONFIDENCE: established

Trust — Definition, Word History, and First Known UsesupportsDefinitions, Word History, and First Known Use

Supplies Middle English truste, the broad semantic range, and twelfth-century noun horizon.

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Trust — American Heritage DictionarycontextHeadword etymology

Independently documents the Middle English noun.

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Middle Englishtruste→Present-Day English · 12th century–todaytrustassured reliance, confidence, care, or obligation

SOUND: Modern trust continues Middle English truste through regular English form history.
MEANING: Confidence and assured reliance remain central while legal and institutional senses develop alongside them.

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Trust — Definition, Word History, and First Known Use · Definitions, Word History, and First Known Use ↗Trust — American Heritage Dictionary · Headword etymology ↗

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