Where does “trișaj” come from?
trișaj (Romanian) comes from Romanian trișa, from French tricher, from Old French tricher, from Middle Dutch trek, from Middle Dutch trekken, from Old Dutch trekkan, from Old Dutch trekan, from Proto-Germanic trekaną — to pull; to drag, scrape.
trișaj (Romanian): cheating
Definitions
- cheating
Ancestry of “trișaj”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | trișa | to cheat at a game |
| 2 | French | tricher | to cheat |
| 3 | Old French | tricher | alternative infinitive of trichier; to cheat,... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | trek | a trick |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | trekken | to draw, play a trick on |
| 6 | Old Dutch | trekkan | — |
| 7 | Old Dutch | trekan | to move, drag |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | trekaną | to push; to drag; to scratch |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dreg- | to pull; to drag, scrape |