Etymology Explorer › Old French

Where does “troquier” come from?

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

troquier (Old French): to offer in exchange

Definitions

  1. to offer in exchange

Ancestry of “troquier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latintrocoto barter; I barter
2Frankishtrokanto barter, cheat
3Proto-Germanictrukaną—

Words derived from “troquier”

  • trucker
  • nontrucker
  • troak
  • trucker
  • trukken
  • trukien
  • trukere
  • troke
  • troak
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