Where does “waster” come from?

Waster comes from Middle English wastere, of uncertain ultimate origin.

waster (English): Someone or something that wastes; someone who...

Definitions

  1. Someone or something that wastes; someone who...

Ancestry of “waster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwastere—
2EnglishwasteExcess of material, useless by-products or...
3Middle Englishwastento waste, lay waste
4Old Northern Frenchwasterto waste, devastate

Words derived from “waster”

Every word from Old Northern French waster →Every word from Middle English wasten →Every word from English waste →