Where does “truc” come from?

truc (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German trotz, from Middle High German traz, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

truc (Serbo-Croatian): spite, defiance; stubbornness, obstinacy

Definitions

  1. spite, defiance; stubbornness, obstinacy

Ancestry of “truc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantrotzin spite of, despite
2Middle High Germantraz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European der- →Every word from Middle High German traz →Every word from German trotz →