Where does “pony-trekker” come from?
pony-trekker (English) comes from English Trekker, 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 — he, she.
pony-trekker (English): Someone who goes pony-trekking
Definitions
- Someone who goes pony-trekking
Ancestry of “pony-trekker”, step by step
pony-trekker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Trekker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Trekker | A fan of the TV science fiction series "Star... |
| 2 | English | Trek | Abbreviation of Star Trek |
| 3 | Afrikaans | trek | to haul; to move; to pull |
| 4 | Dutch | trek | appetite; journey, migration; animal migration |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | trec | — |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | trecken | to pull or draw to oneself; to go to another... |
| 7 | Old Dutch | trecken | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | *trakkjan | to drag |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | trakjaną | to drag |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 13 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English pony
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pony | A small horse; specifically, any of several small... |
| 2 | Scots | powny | pony |
| 3 | Middle French | poulenet | little foal |
| 4 | Latin | pullanus | young of an animal |
| 5 | Latin | pullus | A young animal; darling; dark-colored; dusky |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | polHwós | pale, gray |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pelH- | pale, gray |