Where does “trickster” come from?

Trickster comes from English trick plus the Old French feminine suffix triquer, derived from Old English -estre, from Proto-Germanic -istrijǭ, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -is-ter-.

trickster (English): Any of numerous figures featuring in various...

Definitions

  1. Any of numerous figures featuring in various...

Ancestry of “trickster”, step by step

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

Words derived from “trickster”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *-astrijā →