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Where does “tricherie” come from?

tricherie (French) comes from French tricher, 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.

tricherie (French): cheating, trickery

Definitions

  1. cheating, trickery

Ancestry of “tricherie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtricherto cheat
2Old Frenchtricheralternative infinitive of trichier; to cheat,...
3Middle Dutchtreka trick
4Middle Dutchtrekkento draw, play a trick on
5Old Dutchtrekkan—
6Old Dutchtrekanto move, drag
7Proto-Germanictrekanąto push; to drag; to scratch
8Proto-Indo-Europeandreg-to pull; to drag, scrape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dreg- →