trauen
German (Berlin)
/ˈtʀaʊ̯ən/
verb-weak
Definitions
- to trust
- (transitive) to marry
- (reflexive) to dare
Etymology
Inherited from Old High German trūwēn inherited from Proto-Germanic *trūwāną (trust).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*trūwāną
Gloss
trust
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- betrow English
- mistrow English
- trow English
- trowable English
- Altar German
- Traualtar German
- Trauung German
- misstrauen German
- zutrauen German
- *drew- Proto-Indo-European
- *trewwāną Proto-Germanic
- *trūwāną Proto-Germanic
- trowen Middle English
- trúa Old Norse
- trūwēn Old High German
- trūwen Middle High German
- 𐍄𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌰𐌽 Gothic