Where does “șicanator” come from?

șicanator (Romanian) comes from Romanian șicana, from French chicaner, from Middle French chicaner, from Middle Low German schicken, from Old Saxon *skikkian, from Proto-Germanic *skikkijan.

șicanator (Romanian): teasing

Definitions

  1. teasing

Ancestry of “șicanator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianșicanato tease
2Frenchchicanerto get into an argument; to quibble, squabble
3Middle Frenchchicaner—
4Middle Low Germanschicken—
5Old Saxon*skikkian—
6Proto-Germanic*skikkijan—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *skikkijan →Every word from Old Saxon *skikkian →Every word from Middle Low German schicken →