Where does “whist” come from?

whist (Italian) comes from English whist, from Middle English whist — silent.

whist (Italian): whist (card game)

Definitions

  1. whist (card game)

Ancestry of “whist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwhistAny of several four-player card games, similar to...
2Middle Englishwhistsilent
Every word from Middle English whist →Every word from English whist →