chicaner
French
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) to get (someone) into an argument
- (reflexive) to quibble, squabble (to complain or argue in a trivial or petty manner)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French chicaner derived from Middle Low German schicken derived from Proto-Germanic *skikkijaną (send, order, make move).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*skikkijaną
Gloss
send, order, make move
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- schikanieren German
- chicaneren Dutch, Flemish
- chicaneur Dutch, Flemish
- chicaneur French
- *skikkijaną Proto-Germanic
- skicka Swedish
- skikka Old Norse
- ĉikanema Esperanto
- ĉikani Esperanto
- *skihhen Old High German
- chicaner Middle French
- *skikken Old Dutch
- schicken Middle Low German