Where does “trickwork” come from?

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

trickwork (English): of an artistic or spectacular kind

Definitions

  1. of an artistic or spectacular kind

Ancestry of “trickwork”, 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 →