Where does “Trekkie” come from?
Trekkie (English) comes from English Trek, from Afrikaans trek, from Dutch trek, from Middle Dutch trec, from Middle Dutch trecken, from Old Dutch trecken, from Proto-West Germanic *trakkjan, from Proto-Germanic trakjaną — to pull; to drag, scrape.
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Ancestry of “Trekkie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Trek | Abbreviation of Star Trek |
| 2 | Afrikaans | trek | to haul; to move; to pull |
| 3 | Dutch | trek | appetite; journey, migration; animal migration |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | trec | — |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | trecken | to pull or draw to oneself; to go to another... |
| 6 | Old Dutch | trecken | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *trakkjan | to drag |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | trakjaną | to drag |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | trekaną | to push; to drag; to scratch |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dreg- | to pull; to drag, scrape |