Where does “Whist” come from?

Whist (German) comes from English whist, from Middle English whist — silent.

Whist (German): whist

Definitions

  1. whist

Ancestry of “Whist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwhistAny of several four-player card games, similar to...
2Middle Englishwhistsilent

Words derived from “Whist”

Every word from Middle English whist →Every word from English whist →