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
- A prearranged meeting or assignation, now...
Ancestry of “tryst”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | tryst | — |
| 2 | Old French | triste | sad |
| 3 | Old Norse | treysta | to make safe, secure |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | traustijaną | to make strong, make reliable; to comfort,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
Words derived from “tryst”