Where does “troak” come from?

troak (English) comes from Scots troak, from Middle English trukken, from Old French troquier, from Medieval Latin troco, from Frankish trokan, from Proto-Germanic trukaną.

troak (English): To barter or trade, especially outside a...

Definitions

  1. To barter or trade, especially outside a...

Ancestry of “troak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ScotstroakTo barter or trade, especially outside a government monopoly
2Middle Englishtrukken—
3Old Frenchtroquierto offer in exchange
4Medieval Latintrocoto barter; I barter
5Frankishtrokanto barter, cheat
6Proto-Germanictrukaną—
Every word from Proto-Germanic trukaną →Every word from Frankish trokan →Every word from Medieval Latin troco →