English
escroc
Escroc comes from French escroc ‘crook, villain’, from Italian scrocco ‘scrounging, sponging’, and ultimately from Old High German scurgen.
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050scurgen
- Old High German, derivedc. 750–1050*scurgoreconstructed
- Italianc. 1300–presentscrocco‘scrounging, sponging’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentescroc‘crook, villain’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050scurgen
- Old High German, derivedc. 750–1050*scurgoreconstructed
- Italianc. 1300–presentscrocco‘scrounging, sponging’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentescroc‘crook, villain’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Old High German scurgen
Today it means
noun A villain or crook, especially in French contexts.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old High German scurgen / escroc