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Where does “-estre” come from?

-estre (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *-astrijā.

-estre (Old English): female agent suffix, especially denoting one who...

Definitions

  1. female agent suffix, especially denoting one who...

Ancestry of “-estre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*-astrijā—

Words derived from “-estre”

  • Baxter
  • youngster
  • lobster
  • barrister
  • spinster
  • hippie
  • trickster
  • teamster
  • gamester
  • roadster
  • mobster
  • pollster
  • chorister
  • songster
  • hipster
  • prankster
  • songstress
  • spinsterhood
  • fraudster
  • maltster
  • punster
  • tapster
  • jokester
  • rhymester
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