Where does “chicane” come from?

chicane (English) comes from French chicane, from French chicaner, from Middle French chicaner, from Middle Low German schicken, from Old Saxon *skikkian, from Proto-Germanic *skikkijan.

chicane (English): A temporary barrier, or serpentine curve, on a...

Definitions

  1. A temporary barrier, or serpentine curve, on a...

Ancestry of “chicane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchchicaneChicane (obstruction designed to reduce speed), double road bend
2Frenchchicanerto get into an argument; to quibble, squabble
3Middle Frenchchicaner—
4Middle Low Germanschicken—
5Old Saxon*skikkian—
6Proto-Germanic*skikkijan—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *skikkijan →Every word from Old Saxon *skikkian →Every word from Middle Low German schicken →