Where does “tryster” come from?
tryster (English) comes from English tryst, from Middle English tryst, from Old French triste, from Old Norse treysta, from Proto-Germanic traustijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
tryster (English): a lover who keeps a tryst
Definitions
- a lover who keeps a tryst
Ancestry of “tryster”, step by step
tryster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tryst
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tryst | A prearranged meeting or assignation, now... |
| 2 | Middle English | tryst | — |
| 3 | Old French | triste | sad |
| 4 | Old Norse | treysta | to make safe, secure |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | traustijaną | to make strong, make reliable; to comfort,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |