Where does “thriftster” come from?

thriftster (English) comes from English thrift, from English thrive, from Middle English turf, from Old English turf, from Proto-West Germanic turb, from Proto-Germanic turbz, from Proto-Indo-European dorbh- — tuft, grass.

thriftster (English): A person who buys clothing at thrift shops or...

Definitions

  1. A person who buys clothing at thrift shops or...

Ancestry of “thriftster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthriftThe characteristic of using a minimum of...
2EnglishthriveTo grow or increase stature; to grow vigorously...
3Middle Englishturfsoil, earth
4Old Englishturfturf
5Proto-West Germanicturbturf, peat
6Proto-Germanicturbzturf, peat
7Proto-Indo-Europeandorbh-tuft, grass
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dorbh- →Every word from Proto-Germanic turbz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic turb →