Where does “prankful” come from?

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

prankful (English): Full of pranks; mischievous

Definitions

  1. Full of pranks; mischievous

Ancestry of “prankful”, step by step

prankful 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 ful

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishful—

Words derived from “prankful”

Every word from Middle Dutch pronken →Every word from Dutch pronken →Every word from Middle English pranken →