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Where does “whist” come from?

Whist comes from Middle English whist, of unknown origin and meaning.

whist (English): Any of several four-player card games, similar to...

Definitions

  1. Any of several four-player card games, similar to...

Ancestry of “whist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwhistsilent

Words derived from “whist”

  • wistful
  • wistfully
  • wistfulness
  • unwistful
  • whister
  • whistful
  • whist
  • whist
  • whist
  • vist
Every word from Middle English whist →