Where does “triks” come from?

triks (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old French triquer, from English trick, from Middle English trikke, from Old Northern French trique.

triks (Norwegian Bokmål): a trick

Definitions

  1. a trick

Ancestry of “triks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtriquer—
2EnglishtrickSomething designed to fool or swindle; A single...
3Middle Englishtrikke—
4Old Northern Frenchtrique—
Every word from Old Northern French trique →Every word from Middle English trikke →Every word from English trick →