Where does “troak” come from?

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

troak (Scots): To barter or trade, especially outside a government monopoly

Definitions

  1. To barter or trade, especially outside a government monopoly

Ancestry of “troak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishtrukken—
2Old Frenchtroquierto offer in exchange
3Medieval Latintrocoto barter; I barter
4Frankishtrokanto barter, cheat
5Proto-Germanictrukaną—

Words derived from “troak”

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