Trysting
/ˈtrɪstɪŋ/noun
Engaging in or relating to a private, usually romantic meeting or rendezvous.
Did you know?Tryst ultimately goes back to an Old French word for a fixed meeting-place or appointed meeting, and in Scottish English it became strongly tied to secret love and clandestine encounters.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*deru-
“to be firm, steady, true”
Old English
OE
trēowþ
“faith, fidelity, pledge”
Old Norse
ON
traust
“confidence, protection, trust”
Old French
OF
triste / tryste
“a place or time appointed for meeting; a station or rendezvous”
Middle English
ME
triste
“an appointed meeting-place or meeting, especially a secret one”
Modern English
English
trysting
“meeting secretly or by appointment, especially for a romantic encounter”