Where does “шикана” come from?
шикана (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.
шикана (Serbo-Croatian): chicane
Definitions
- chicane
Ancestry of “шикана”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schikane | bullying, harassment; chicane |
| 2 | French | chicane | Chicane (obstruction designed to reduce speed), double road bend |
| 3 | French | chicaner | to get into an argument; to quibble, squabble |
| 4 | Middle French | chicaner | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | schicken | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | *skikkian | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *skikkijan | — |