Where does “tricher” come from?
tricher (French) comes from Old French tricher, from Middle Dutch trek, from Middle Dutch trekken, from Old Dutch trekkan, from Old Dutch trekan, from Proto-Germanic trekaną, from Proto-Indo-European dreg- — to pull; to drag, scrape.
tricher (French): to cheat
Definitions
- to cheat
Ancestry of “tricher”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | tricher | alternative infinitive of trichier; to cheat,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | trek | a trick |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | trekken | to draw, play a trick on |
| 4 | Old Dutch | trekkan | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | trekan | to move, drag |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | trekaną | to push; to drag; to scratch |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dreg- | to pull; to drag, scrape |