English
Trost
Trost comes from German Trost ‘consolation’, from Proto-West Germanic *traust ‘help, aid’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dór.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dórreconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*traustaz‘strong’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*traustą‘help’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*traust‘help, aid’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050trōst
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350same form
- Germanc. 1650–presentTrost‘consolation’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dórreconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*traustaz‘strong’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*traustą‘help’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*traust‘help, aid’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050trōst
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350same form
- Germanc. 1650–presentTrost‘consolation’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Germanic *traustą ‘help’
Today it means
name A surname from German.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dór / Trost