An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/trauen

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, T
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

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2525983An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, T — trauenJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

trauen, verb, ‘to trust, confide; marry,’ from Middle High German trûwen, weak verb, ‘to hope, believe, trust’ (also ‘to betroth, unite in marriage’), Old High German trûên (trûwên), ‘to believe, trust.’ Compare Gothic trauan, weak verb, ‘to trust, confide,’ Old Saxon trûôn, Dutch vertrouwen, ‘to trust, confide’ (but trouwen, ‘to marry’). A derivative of the Teutonic root trū̆, treu, ‘to have confidence,’ mentioned under traut and treu.