Trick etymology

English

English word trick comes from Latin tricari, Proto-Germanic *trakjaną ((transitive) to drag.)

Etymology of trick

Detailed word origin of trick

Dictionary entry Language Definition
tricari Latin (lat)
*trakjaną Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) (transitive) to drag.
tricare Late Latin (LL)
trecchen Old High German (ca. 750-1050) (goh)
*triccare Vulgar Latin (la-vul)
trechen Middle High German (ca. 1050-1500) (gmh)
trique Old Northern French (fro-nor)
trick English (en) (card games) A sequence in which each player plays a card and a winning play is determined.. (dated) A particular habit or manner; a peculiarity; a trait.. (nautical) A sailor's spell of work at the helm, usually two hours long.. (slang) A customer to a prostitute.. (slang) An act of prostitution. (Generally used with turn.). A daily period of work, especially in shift-based jobs.. A knot, [...]

Words with the same origin as trick

Descendants of tricari

trigger

Descendants of *trakjaną

trek