trukien

Middle English

Alternative forms

• truken, troken, trochen

Etymology 1

From Old French troquier, trochier (“to barter”), and Medieval Latin trocō (“to barter”).

Verb

trukien

1. to barter, trade

Descendants

• English: truck
• Scots: troke, troak
  • → English: troak, troke
  • ⇒ Scots: troke, troch (“barter”, noun)
  • ⇒ Scots: troker (“bargainer”)
  • ⇒ Scots: trokery (“wares”)
  • ⇒ Scots: trokie (“worthless”)
  • ⇒ Scots: trokin (“trading”)

Etymology 2

From Old English trucian.

Verb

trukien

1. to be insufficient
2. to fail
3. to omit

Descendants

• English: truck (dialectal)
• Scots: truk