Where does “truander” come from?

truander (French) comes from French truand, from Transalpine Gaulish truganto.

truander (French): to con, cheat

Definitions

  1. to con, cheat

Ancestry of “truander”, step by step

truander traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French truand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtruandbeggar; crook; gangster
2Transalpine Gaulishtruganto—

via Old French truand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtruand—
2Gaulishtrugan—
Every word from Transalpine Gaulish truganto →Every word from French truand →