prank
English
/pɹæŋk/
noun
Definitions
- A practical joke or mischievous trick.
- (obsolete) An evil deed; a malicious trick, an act of cruel deception.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English pranken (trim, arrange one's attire, adorn, prank) derived from Middle Dutch pronken (flaunt) derived from Proto-Germanic *pranganą derived from Proto-Indo-European *brAngh- (squeeze, press).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*brAngh-
Gloss
squeeze, press
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- prankee English
- pranker English
- prankful English
- prankish English
- prankishly English
- prankishness English
- pranksome English
- pranksomeness English
- prankster English
- pranksteress English
- pranksterish English
- pranksterism English
- prankstress English
- pranky English
- Pracht German
- Prunk German
- prunken German
- prangen Dutch, Flemish
- pronken Dutch, Flemish
- пранк Russian
- пранкстер Russian
- *brAngh- Proto-Indo-European
- *pranganą Proto-Germanic
- prancen Middle English
- pranken Middle English
- pragt Danish
- pragtfuld Danish
- prangen Middle Dutch
- pronken Middle Dutch
- 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐍀𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *prangan gmw-pro
- pracht Middle Low German