Where does “trash talker” come from?

trash talker (English) comes from English talker, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

trash talker (English): One who talks trash

Definitions

  1. One who talks trash

Ancestry of “trash talker”, step by step

trash talker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English talker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtalkerA person who talks, especially one who gives a...
2English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
3Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
4Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
5Latin-ārefirst conjugation
6Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
7Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
10Chichewaiyehe, she

via English trash

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtrashUseless things to be discarded; rubbish; refuse;...
2Middle EnglishtraschRefuse or rubbish, especially that composed of...
3Old Norsetrosrubbish, fallen leaves and twigs; brittle branch
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from English -erEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti