Where does “trick” come from?

trick (Danish) comes from English trick, from Middle English trikke, from Old Northern French trique.

Ancestry of “trick”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtrickSomething designed to fool or swindle; A single...
2Middle Englishtrikke—
3Old Northern Frenchtrique—
Every word from Old Northern French trique →Every word from Middle English trikke →Every word from English trick →