Where does “šikana” come from?

šikana (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Schikane, from French chicane, from French chicaner, from Middle French chicaner, from Middle Low German schicken, from Old Saxon *skikkian, from Proto-Germanic *skikkijan.

šikana (Serbo-Croatian): chicane

Definitions

  1. chicane

Ancestry of “šikana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchikanebullying, harassment; chicane
2FrenchchicaneChicane (obstruction designed to reduce speed), double road bend
3Frenchchicanerto get into an argument; to quibble, squabble
4Middle Frenchchicaner—
5Middle Low Germanschicken—
6Old Saxon*skikkian—
7Proto-Germanic*skikkijan—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *skikkijan →Every word from Old Saxon *skikkian →Every word from Middle Low German schicken →