Where does “šikanirati” come from?
šikanirati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German schikanieren, from French chicaner, from Middle French chicaner, from Middle Low German schicken, from Old Saxon *skikkian, from Proto-Germanic *skikkijan.
šikanirati (Serbo-Croatian): to bully, harass
Definitions
- to bully, harass
Ancestry of “šikanirati”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schikanieren | to bully, to harass |
| 2 | French | chicaner | to get into an argument; to quibble, squabble |
| 3 | Middle French | chicaner | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | schicken | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | *skikkian | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *skikkijan | — |