Where does “crosstracking” come from?

crosstracking (English) comes from English crosstrack, from English track, from Middle English trak, from Old French trac, from Middle Dutch treck, from Old Dutch trecken, from Proto-West Germanic *trakkjan, from Proto-Germanic trakjaną — he, she.

crosstracking (English): The action of to crosstrack

Definitions

  1. The action of to crosstrack

Ancestry of “crosstracking”, step by step

crosstracking traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English crosstrack

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcrosstrackTo impede another speedskater by crossing over their projected track and cutting them off
2EnglishtrackA mark left by something that has passed along; A...
3Middle Englishtrak
4Old Frenchtractrack of horses, trail, trace; track; a track,...
5Middle Dutchtreck
6Old Dutchtrecken
7Proto-West Germanic*trakkjanto drag
8Proto-Germanictrakjanąto drag
9Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
10Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
12Chichewaiyehe, she

via English ing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishingA meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;...
2Middle Englishing
3Old Englishingmeadow, water meadow, ing
4Old Norseengmeadow
5Proto-GermanicangijōA low lying meadow in a valley or near a river
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énkoscurve, bend
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti