Where does “Scharade” come from?

Scharade (German) comes from French charade, from Occitan charrada, from Occitan charrar — to chat; to waffle; to chatter.

Scharade (German): charade

Definitions

  1. charade

Ancestry of “Scharade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcharadecharade; something bizarre or hard to understand;...
2Occitancharradaconversation; chatter
3Occitancharrarto chat; to waffle; to chatter
Every word from Occitan charrar →Every word from Occitan charrada →Every word from French charade →