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
- Any of numerous figures featuring in various...
Ancestry of “trickster”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -ster | Someone who is, or who is associated with, or who... |
| 2 | Middle English | -estere | — |
| 3 | Old English | -estre | female agent suffix, especially denoting one who... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *-astrijā | — |
Words derived from “trickster”