Where does “chicaner” come from?
chicaner (French) comes from Middle French chicaner, from Middle Low German schicken, from Old Saxon *skikkian, from Proto-Germanic *skikkijan.
chicaner (French): to get into an argument; to quibble, squabble
Definitions
- to get into an argument; to quibble, squabble
Ancestry of “chicaner”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | chicaner | — |
| 2 | Middle Low German | schicken | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | *skikkian | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *skikkijan | — |