wantrouwen etymology

Dutch word wantrouwen comes from Dutch wan-, Dutch trouwen ((ergative) to marry. (transitive, obsolete) to trust.)

Detailed word origin of wantrouwen

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
wan- Dutch (nld) Preceding nouns, verbs and adjectives with the sense ‘bad, un-’.
trouwen Dutch (nld) (ergative) to marry. (transitive, obsolete) to trust.
wantrouwen Dutch (nld) Mistrust. To mistrust.

Words with the same origin as wantrouwen

Descendants of wan-
wanbeleid wanbof wanboffer wandaad wandadige wangedrag wangedrocht wangedrochtig wanhopig wanorde wanordelijk wanprestatie wantrouwig
Descendants of trouwen
trouwambtenaar trouwerij trouwjurk trouwkleed trouwring