Afrikaans vertroue | ||
Albanian besim | ||
Amharic አደራ | ||
Arabic ثقة | ||
Armenian վստահություն | ||
Assamese বিশ্বাস | ||
Aymara kumphiyansa | ||
Azerbaijani etimad | ||
Bambara dannaya | ||
Basque konfiantza | ||
Belarusian давер | ||
Bengali বিশ্বাস | ||
Bhojpuri भरोसा | ||
Bosnian povjerenje | ||
Bulgarian доверие | ||
Catalan confiança | ||
Cebuano pagsalig | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 相信 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 相信 | ||
Corsican fiducia | ||
Croatian povjerenje | ||
Czech důvěra | ||
Danish tillid | ||
Dhivehi އިތުބާރު | ||
Dogri भरोसा | ||
Dutch vertrouwen | ||
English trust | ||
Esperanto konfidi | ||
Estonian usaldus | ||
Ewe ka ɖe edzi | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) magtiwala | ||
Finnish luottamus | ||
French confiance | ||
Frisian fertrouwe | ||
Galician confianza | ||
Georgian ნდობა | ||
German vertrauen | ||
Greek εμπιστοσύνη | ||
Guarani jerovia | ||
Gujarati વિશ્વાસ | ||
Haitian Creole konfyans | ||
Hausa amince | ||
Hawaiian paulele | ||
Hebrew אמון | ||
Hindi विश्वास | ||
Hmong ntseeg | ||
Hungarian bizalom | ||
Icelandic treysta | ||
Igbo ntụkwasị obi | ||
Ilocano talek | ||
Indonesian kepercayaan | ||
Irish muinín | ||
Italian fiducia | ||
Japanese 信頼 | ||
Javanese kapercayan | ||
Kannada ನಂಬಿಕೆ | ||
Kazakh сенім | ||
Khmer ទុកចិត្ត | ||
Kinyarwanda kwizera | ||
Konkani भंरवसो | ||
Korean 믿음 | ||
Krio abop | ||
Kurdish bawerî | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) متمانە | ||
Kyrgyz ишеним | ||
Lao ໄວ້ວາງໃຈ | ||
Latin fiducia | ||
Latvian uzticību | ||
Lingala kotya motema | ||
Lithuanian pasitikėjimas | ||
Luganda obwesigwa | ||
Luxembourgish vertrauen | ||
Macedonian доверба | ||
Maithili विश्वास | ||
Malagasy fahatokiana | ||
Malay kepercayaan | ||
Malayalam ആശ്രയം | ||
Maltese fiduċja | ||
Maori whakawhirinaki | ||
Marathi विश्वास | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯊꯥꯖꯕ | ||
Mizo ring | ||
Mongolian итгэх | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ယုံကြည်မှု | ||
Nepali विश्वास | ||
Norwegian tillit | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) kudalira | ||
Odia (Oriya) ବିଶ୍ୱାସ | ||
Oromo amanuu | ||
Pashto باور | ||
Persian اعتماد کردن | ||
Polish zaufanie | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) confiar em | ||
Punjabi ਭਰੋਸਾ | ||
Quechua chiqaq | ||
Romanian încredere | ||
Russian доверять | ||
Samoan faʻatuatua | ||
Sanskrit न्यासः | ||
Scots Gaelic earbsa | ||
Sepedi tshepha | ||
Serbian поверење | ||
Sesotho tshepo | ||
Shona kuvimba | ||
Sindhi اعتماد | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) විශ්වාසය | ||
Slovak dôvera | ||
Slovenian zaupanje | ||
Somali aaminid | ||
Spanish confiar | ||
Sundanese kapercayaan | ||
Swahili uaminifu | ||
Swedish förtroende | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) pagtitiwala | ||
Tajik эътимод | ||
Tamil நம்பிக்கை | ||
Tatar ышаныч | ||
Telugu నమ్మకం | ||
Thai ความไว้วางใจ | ||
Tigrinya እምነት | ||
Tsonga tshembha | ||
Turkish güven | ||
Turkmen ynam | ||
Twi (Akan) awerɛhyɛmu | ||
Ukrainian довіра | ||
Urdu اعتماد | ||
Uyghur ئىشەنچ | ||
Uzbek ishonch | ||
Vietnamese lòng tin | ||
Welsh ymddiriedaeth | ||
Xhosa ukuthembela | ||
Yiddish צוטרוי | ||
Yoruba gbekele | ||
Zulu ukwethemba |
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | "Vertroue" is derived from the Middle Dutch "vertrouwen" meaning "to believe". |
| Albanian | The word "besim" is related to the Albanian word "besë" meaning faithfulness, oath, or promise. |
| Amharic | The Amharic word "አደራ" also refers to a type of traditional Ethiopian bread that is typically made from teff flour. |
| Arabic | The word "ثقة" in Arabic can also mean "confidence", "belief", or "self-assurance." |
| Azerbaijani | The word "etimad" comes from the Arabic word "i'timad", which also means "reliance". |
| Basque | The Basque word "konfiantza" derives from the Latin word "confidentia"} |
| Belarusian | The Belarusian word "давер" is likely derived from the Proto-Slavic root *vьr-, meaning "faith" or "belief". |
| Bengali | The word 'বিশ্বাস' (bishwash) in Bengali is derived from the Sanskrit word 'विश्व' (vishwa) meaning 'all', 'universe', or 'whole'. It can also refer to a belief, conviction, or faith. |
| Bosnian | The word 'povjerenje' (trust) also has the alternate meanings of 'confidence' and 'credence'. |
| Bulgarian | "Доверие" also means "credence" - faith in something, and "warrant" - authority to perform an action. |
| Catalan | In Portuguese, ‘confiança’ shares a similar definition as ‘confiança’ in Catalan, meaning trust or confidence. |
| Cebuano | The word "pagsalig" in Cebuano is derived from the root word "salig," which means "to rely on" or "to depend on." |
| Chinese (Simplified) | "相信" has an additional meaning of "to trust one's word", originating from the concept of 'entrusting one's faith to another person'. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | The character 信 in "相信" originally meant to place your hand in someone else's hand to signify trustworthiness. |
| Corsican | In Corsican, the word "fiducia" can also refer to a "fiduciary" or a "confidant." |
| Croatian | The word "povjerenje" in Croatian originates from the verb "povjeriti" meaning "to entrust" or "to believe in the fidelity". It shares a similar etymology with the English word "confidence". |
| Czech | The noun 'důvěra' comes from the verb 'důvěřovat', which originally meant 'to dare' and is cognate with 'dover' in English. |
| Danish | The word "tillid" in Danish also means "reliance" and is derived from the Old Norse word "tiltr" meaning "belief". |
| Dutch | Dutch: vertrouwen (trust) is a derivative from vertrouw (confidence) and can thus also mean "to believe". |
| Esperanto | The word "konfidi" comes from the Latin word "confidere", meaning "to trust" or "to have faith in". |
| Estonian | The word "usaldus" evolved from the root word "uskuma," which means "to believe," implying a sense of reliance and confidence. |
| Finnish | In Finnish, "luottamus" can also mean confidence or belief in oneself or others. |
| French | In French, confiance not only means trust, but also confidence, self-assurance, and reliance |
| Frisian | Fertrouwe, meaning trust, is derived from the Old Frisian words "fer" (far) and "trouwe" (reliable). |
| Galician | The Spanish and Galician verb 'confiar,' from Latin 'confidare,' means to confide in, trust, or entrust, but its etymology refers only to the idea of 'being together in faith' or of having faith, not necessarily in someone else. |
| Georgian | The Georgian word "ნდობა" (trust) is derived from the Old Georgian verb "დ-ვ-ნდობ" (to believe), ultimately from the Proto-Kartvelian root ""n-d-b" (to believe, to trust). |
| German | In Middle High German, 'vertrouwen' meant both 'to trust' and 'to confide in'. |
| Greek | The word "εμπιστοσύνη" derives from the Greek word "πίστωσις" meaning "belief" or "faith. |
| Gujarati | The word "વિશ્વાસ" literally translates to "to be of one faith", denoting a deep level of belief and commitment. |
| Haitian Creole | While 'konfyans' means 'trust' strictly, depending on context, it can also express a sense of deep faith, reliability, or loyalty |
| Hausa | The word amince, meaning 'trust,' is often used to refer to one's faith in God. |
| Hawaiian | Paulele may also mean 'to rely on', 'to depend on', or 'to rely on someone for support' in Hawaiian. |
| Hebrew | The word 'אמון' ('trust') in Hebrew also means 'art' and is derived from the root 'אמנות' ('craftsmanship'). |
| Hindi | The Hindi word 'विश्वास' also means 'faith' or 'belief' and derives from the Sanskrit root 'viśvas', meaning 'to be firm or certain' |
| Hmong | The word "ntseeg" can also refer to the heart or soul of a person. |
| Hungarian | In Hungarian, "bizalom" also refers to a feeling of hope or expectation. |
| Icelandic | The Icelandic word "treysta" can also refer to a type of boat or a trust fund. |
| Igbo | Ntukwasi obi, meaning "trust" in Igbo, can also refer to "dependence" or "reliance". |
| Indonesian | The word "kepercayaan" also has the alternate meaning of "belief" or "conviction." |
| Irish | The Irish word "muinín" has a secondary meaning of "sweetheart" or "darling". |
| Italian | The word "fiducia" is derived from the Latin word "fidere," meaning "to trust" or "to have faith." |
| Japanese | Originally meant 'reliance on God', it also means 'confidence' and 'faith' |
| Javanese | In Javanese, "kapercayan" also refers to ancestral traditions and beliefs that have been passed down through generations. |
| Kannada | The Kannada word "ನಂಬಿಕೆ" can also refer to "belief", "confidence", or "faith". |
| Kazakh | The word "сенім" in Kazakh also means "belief" and is derived from the verb "сену" meaning "to believe". |
| Khmer | The word "ទុកចិត្ត" could also mean "leave something somewhere" or "rely on someone" based on context and the construction of the sentence. |
| Korean | 믿음 (mi-eum) shares an etymology with 믿으다 (mi-euda), meaning "to trust", and can refer to faith in a religion or divine being. |
| Kurdish | The word 'bawerî' is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root '*bʰewh-' meaning 'to trust', and also related to the Kurdish word 'bîra' meaning 'brother'. |
| Kyrgyz | The word "ишеним" (trust) in Kyrgyz also means "faith" and "hope". |
| Latin | In the Roman Republic, "fiducia" referred not only to trust, but to a contractual relationship where one party pledged their property as collateral to another party, who could sell the collateral if the first party defaulted. |
| Latvian | The Latvian word "uzticību" has Indo-European roots and is likely derived from the Proto-Indo-European base "*teuks," meaning "to weave or join." |
| Lithuanian | The Lithuanian word "pasitikėjimas" can also refer to "confidence" |
| Luxembourgish | "Vertrauen" is derived from the Latin "vertere" meaning "to turn" and ultimately carries the idea of "turning towards" or "relying on" someone. |
| Macedonian | The word "доверба" in Macedonian originates from the Slavic root "věrь" meaning "belief" or "faith". |
| Malagasy | "Fahatokiana" is derived from the word "fahatoko", which means "to confide in." |
| Malay | The word "kepercayaan" in Malay can also mean "conviction", "faith", and "belief" |
| Malayalam | The word |
| Maltese | Maltese "fiduċja" derives from Latin "fiducia" ("faith, confidence, reliance"). |
| Maori | Whakawhirinaki can also refer to the strength of a relationship built on trust and mutual understanding. |
| Marathi | The word विश्वास also translates to 'belief' and its root word is 'श्रद्धा', |
| Mongolian | "Итгэх" (trust) is derived from the word "итгэл" (faith), which is a key element of the Mongolian nomadic culture. |
| Nepali | The word "विश्वास" ("trust" in Nepali) is derived from the root "विश्" which means "to enter" or "to believe" and the suffix "-वास" which denotes a state or condition. |
| Norwegian | "Tillit" is also used to refer to the trust account of a bank where customer money is deposited. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "kudalira" also means "leaning" on someone or something. |
| Pashto | The word "باور" in Pashto also means "belief" or "faith" and is derived from the Persian word "باور" with the same meaning. |
| Persian | The word "اعتماد کردن" originates from the Arabic root "ع م د" meaning "to rely on". In Persian, it has the same meaning as "trust" but can also refer to "confidence" or "faith". |
| Polish | In ancient Polish, zaufanie meant 'reliance on someone's protection', akin to the archaic English sense of 'confidence' (e.g. 'a confidence trick'). |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The verb “confiar em” (“to trust”) can also mean “to rely on” or “to have confidence in”. |
| Punjabi | The word "ਭਰੋਸਾ" (bharosa) in Punjabi is derived from the Sanskrit word "भरोसा" (bharosa), which means "confidence, faith, or trust" |
| Romanian | "Încredere" is derived from the Latin word "credere," meaning "to believe" or "to have faith." |
| Russian | The word "доверять" derives from the Old Slavic word "doviery", meaning "assurance" or "confidence." |
| Samoan | The word "faʻatuatua" may also refer to faith or belief |
| Scots Gaelic | The Scots Gaelic word "earbsa" also means "pledge" or "surety". |
| Serbian | The Serbian word for 'trust'('поверење') is derived from the Old Church Slavonic word 'вѣрити', meaning 'to believe'. |
| Sesotho | The word "tshepo" also means "hope" or "reliance" in Sesotho. |
| Shona | Its alternate term, 'chitendero' suggests a belief that trust results from being able to 'hold something on high'. |
| Sindhi | The Sindhi word "اعتماد" can also refer to "faith", "belief", or "reliance". |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word is also used to describe a type of spiritual faith that can lead to liberation and happiness, a type of bond or connection that transcends personal relationships, or a state of being when all your wishes or actions come to fruition. |
| Slovak | In Slovak, "dôvera" also refers to a power of attorney or a fiduciary duty. |
| Slovenian | The word "zaupanje" originates from the verb "upati", meaning "to hope" or "to rely on". |
| Somali | The word "aaminid" can also refer to a person who is trustworthy or reliable. |
| Spanish | "Confiar" derives from the Latin "confidere," meaning "to have faith in," and also conveys the idea of entrusting or relying on someone. |
| Sundanese | The word 'kapercayaan' is also used to refer to a traditional Sundanese belief system that emphasizes harmonious relations with nature and the supernatural. |
| Swahili | "Uaminifu" is also used to refer to someone who is trustworthy and dependable in a relationship or a professional setting. |
| Swedish | The Swedish word ”förtroende” literally translates to “before trust”, implying that trust must be earned. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The word "pagtitiwala" also means "belief" or "faith" in Tagalog. |
| Tajik | The Tajik word "эътимод" is derived from the Arabic word "i`timād" which also means "reliance" or "dependence". |
| Tamil | The word 'நம்பிக்கை' also means 'faith', 'confidence', or 'belief' in Tamil. |
| Telugu | The word "నమ్మకం" (trust) is derived from the Proto-Dravidian root "*namb-/*namf-" meaning "to trust, to be confident in". |
| Thai | The Thai word "ความไว้วางใจ" also means "confidence" or "assurance." |
| Turkish | The word "güven" in Turkish, meaning "trust", is related to the concepts of "power" and "strength". |
| Ukrainian | In the past, довіра had meanings like 'promise' or 'assurance', but not 'trust' in the ethical sense of the word. |
| Urdu | In Urdu, "اعتماد" can also refer to reliance, dependence, and belief. |
| Uzbek | In the Uzbek language "ishonch" can also be used to express a feeling of reliability in someone or something. |
| Vietnamese | "Lòng tin" also means "internal organs" in Vietnamese. |
| Welsh | The word 'ymddiriedaeth' also means 'confidence' and 'assurance' in Welsh. |
| Xhosa | Ukuthembela also means `a reliance on someone or something`. |
| Yiddish | In Yiddish, the word "צוטרוי" (tsutroi) can also mean "faith" or "belief". |
| Yoruba | Gbekele can also mean 'reliance' or 'dependence', and is often used in the context of relationships or situations where one person places their faith in another. |
| Zulu | "Ukwethena": "be trustworthy" in Nguni languages, from the root *-thenga- "be able," related to the Proto-Bantu root -*tonga- "be able; be successful, proper" |
| English | The English word 'trust' stems from the Old English term 'treowe', meaning 'faithful or loyal'. |