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START / NODE 703Present-Day English12th century–today
trust
Assured reliance, confidence, or responsibility; probably entering Middle English from Scandinavian material meaning confidence and firmness.
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Present-Day Englishtrust
assured reliance, confidence, care, or obligation
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Middle English · Middle Englishtrusteconfidence, reliance
- SOUND CHANGE
- Modern trust continues Middle English truste through regular English form history.
- SEMANTIC CHANGE
- Confidence and assured reliance remain central while legal and institutional senses develop alongside them.
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- Merriam-Webster Editors · American Heritage Dictionary Editors
- CONFIDENCE
- established
- CHRONOLOGY
- Merriam-Webster reports noun use in the twelfth century.
2 CITATIONSTrust — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseDefinitions, Word History, and First Known Use Trust — American Heritage DictionaryHeadword etymology AUDIT CANONICAL EDGE 682 ↗
Supplies Middle English truste, the broad semantic range, and twelfth-century noun horizon.
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