Where does “prankstress” come from?

prankstress (English) comes from English prankster, from English -ster, from Middle English -estere, from Old English -estre, from Proto-West Germanic *-astrijā — ress.

prankstress (English): A female prankster

Definitions

  1. A female prankster

Ancestry of “prankstress”, step by step

prankstress traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English prankster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpranksterOne who performs pranks
2English-sterSomeone who is, or who is associated with, or who...
3Middle English-esterester, -ress
4Old English-estrefemale agent suffix, especially denoting one who...
5Proto-West Germanic*-astrijāress

via English ess

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishessThe name of the Latin-script letter S; Something...
2Germanessfirst-person singular present of essen; singular...
3Proto-Germanicatiska-grainfield
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂edos-sort of cereal, grain
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