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Where does “hukster” come from?

hukster (Middle English) comes from Middle Dutch hokester, from Middle Dutch hoeken — to peddle.

Ancestry of “hukster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchhokester—
2Middle Dutchhoekento peddle

Words derived from “hukster”

  • huckster
  • hucksterism
  • huckstress
  • hucksteress
  • hucksterish
  • hucksterer
  • hucksterage
Every word from Middle Dutch hoeken →