Where does “schikanieren” come from?
schikanieren (German) comes from French chicaner, from Middle French chicaner, from Middle Low German schicken, from Old Saxon *skikkian, from Proto-Germanic *skikkijan.
schikanieren (German): to bully, to harass
Definitions
- to bully, to harass
Ancestry of “schikanieren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | chicaner | to get into an argument; to quibble, squabble |
| 2 | Middle French | chicaner | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | schicken | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | *skikkian | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *skikkijan | — |