Where does “prankee” come from?

prankee (English) comes from English prank, from Middle English pranken, from Dutch pronken, from Middle Dutch pronken — to flaunt.

prankee (English): The victim of a prank

Definitions

  1. The victim of a prank

Ancestry of “prankee”, step by step

prankee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English prank

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprankA practical joke or mischievous trick; An evil...
2Middle Englishprankento prank; to trim; to adorn, arrange one's attire
3Dutchpronkento display, to show off
4Middle Dutchpronkento flaunt

via English EE

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEEInitialism of electrical engineering
2Cantonese噫—
Every word from Middle Dutch pronken →Every word from Dutch pronken →Every word from Middle English pranken →