Etymology

From Old Northern French creanche, variant of Old French creance ‎(“faith; belief”), from Late Latin crēdentia ‎(“credence, promise”), from Latin crēdō, crēdere ‎(“trust, confide in, have confidence in; believe in, trust in, give credence to; believe”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱred dʰeh₁- ‎(“to place one's heart, i.e. to trust, believe”), from *ḱḗr ‎(“heart”).

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