haggle
The origin and history of haggle.
Etymology
From the 1570s, originally meaning "to cut unevenly," a frequentative of Middle English haggen ("to chop"); the sense shifted to "argue over price" by around 1600.
The origin and history of haggle.
From the 1570s, originally meaning "to cut unevenly," a frequentative of Middle English haggen ("to chop"); the sense shifted to "argue over price" by around 1600.