Where does “arglistig” come from?

arglistig (German) comes from German Arglist, from Middle High German arclist, from Old High German arglist.

arglistig (German): malicious; fraudulent

Definitions

  1. malicious; fraudulent

Ancestry of “arglistig”, step by step

arglistig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Arglist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanArglistmalice
2Middle High Germanarclist—
3Old High Germanarglist—

via Dutch arglist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcharglist—

Words derived from “arglistig”

Every word from Old High German arglist →Every word from Middle High German arclist →Every word from German Arglist →