köken: Etymology tree Austrian German Blicktri, Blick-trickbor. Polish blichtr Borrowed from Austrian German Blicktri, Blick-trick. First attested in 1773.
From Middle High German tant (“idle talk, tricks”), of unclear origin, possibly a Romance borrowing, compare Spanish tanto (“purchase price”, literally “so much”). Cognate with Bavarian Tand, Danish tant, Norwegian Bokmål tant.