Where does “prakkarastrik” come from?

prakkarastrik (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic prakkari, from Icelandic prakka.

prakkarastrik (Icelandic): prank, trick

Definitions

  1. prank, trick

Ancestry of “prakkarastrik”, step by step

prakkarastrik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic prakkari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicprakkaritrickster, prankster, rogue
2Icelandicprakka—

via Icelandic strik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicstrikline, stroke; line segment; point
Every word from Icelandic prakka →Every word from Icelandic prakkari →
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