Where does “tryst” come from?

Tryst comes from Old French tristre, whose original meaning and further etymology remain uncertain.

tryst (English): A prearranged meeting or assignation, now...

Definitions

  1. A prearranged meeting or assignation, now...

Ancestry of “tryst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishtryst—
2Old Frenchtristesad
3Old Norsetreystato make safe, secure
4Proto-Germanictraustijanąto make strong, make reliable; to comfort,...
5Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “tryst”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →