Etymograph

English

trusting

Trusting comes from Middle English trustyng.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500trustyng
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1980trusting

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500trustyng
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1980trusting

Earliest quotation: 1980, Cindy Rizzo, Jewish, Lesbian, Feminist, Psychologist, Author—All of the a: “She has been happily involved with the same woman…”

Formed from trust + -ing

Middle English trust ‘trust’

English trust

Every English word from Middle English trustyng

Today it means

verb Inclined to believe the claims or statements of others; inclined to confide readily; trustful.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Middle English trustyng / trusting

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