Etymology

baiter

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Today it means: A troll who deliberately posts aggravating messages on a message board to elicit responses. Full definition →

English bait ← Middle English bayte ← Old Norse beita
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeyd-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéydt
  3. Proto-Germanic*bītaną
  4. Proto-Germanic*baitijaną
  5. Old Norsebeita
  6. Middle Englishbayte
  7. Englishbait
  8. English todaybaiter

From bait + -er.

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