Etymology of the English word shyster
the English word
shysterderived from the German word
Scheisserderived from the German word
scheissenderived from the Middle High German word
schizenderived from the Old High German word
skizzanderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*skei-Date
The earliest known usage of shyster in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
