Where does “trukien” come from?

trukien (Middle English) comes from Old French troquier, from Medieval Latin troco, from Frankish trokan, from Proto-Germanic trukaną.

trukien (Middle English): to barter, trade; to be insufficient; to fail

Definitions

  1. to barter, trade; to be insufficient; to fail

Ancestry of “trukien”, step by step

trukien traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French troquier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtroquierto offer in exchange
2Medieval Latintrocoto barter; I barter
3Frankishtrokanto barter, cheat
4Proto-Germanictrukaną—

via Old English trucian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtrucianto fail, run out, fall short; to disappoint;...
2Proto-West Germanic*trokōnto deceive, cheat

via Latin trocare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintrocarepresent active infinitive of trocō; to barter

Words derived from “trukien”

Every word from Proto-Germanic trukaną →Every word from Frankish trokan →Every word from Medieval Latin troco →