Where does “escroc” come from?

escroc (French) comes from Italian scrocco, from Old High German *scurgo, from Old High German scurgen.

escroc (French): crook; baddy

Definitions

  1. crook; baddy

Ancestry of “escroc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianscroccoscrounging, sponging; click; first-person...
2Old High German*scurgo—
3Old High Germanscurgen—

Words derived from “escroc”

Every word from Old High German scurgen →Every word from Old High German *scurgo →Every word from Italian scrocco →