Where does “šikanování” come from?
šikanování (Czech) comes from Czech šikanovat, from Czech šikana, from German Schikane, from French chicane, from French chicaner, from Middle French chicaner, from Middle Low German schicken, from Old Saxon *skikkian.
šikanování (Czech): bullying
Definitions
- bullying
Ancestry of “šikanování”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | šikanovat | to bully |
| 2 | Czech | šikana | bullying; chicane |
| 3 | German | Schikane | bullying, harassment; chicane |
| 4 | French | chicane | Chicane (obstruction designed to reduce speed), double road bend |
| 5 | French | chicaner | to get into an argument; to quibble, squabble |
| 6 | Middle French | chicaner | — |
| 7 | Middle Low German | schicken | — |
| 8 | Old Saxon | *skikkian | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *skikkijan | — |