Where does “squat rack” come from?

squat rack (English) comes from English squat, from Middle English squatten, from Old French esquatir, from Old French quatir, from Latin coactire, from Latin coactus, from Latin cōgō, from Latin cōn- — resin, gum; to say, speak.

squat rack (English): A metal rack or cage consisting of support...

Definitions

  1. A metal rack or cage consisting of support...

Ancestry of “squat rack”, step by step

squat rack traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English squat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsquatRelatively short or low, and thick or broad;...
2Middle Englishsquattento squat
3Old Frenchesquatir
4Old FrenchquatirTo press down, flatten
5Latincoactirepress together, force
6Latincoactusforced, compelled, having been forced; urged,...
7Latincōgōto collect, assemble, gather together
8Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
9Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
10Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
11Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt
15Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
16Old High Germankuti
17Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
18Proto-Germanickweduzresin
19Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak

via English rack

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrackA series of one or more shelves, stacked one...
2Old Englishreċċanto stretch, extend; to stretch out, extend
3Proto-West Germanicrakkjanto stretch, to straighten
4Proto-Germanicrakjanąto stretch, to straighten
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃roǵéyetito straighten, to make straight, to cause to be...
6Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
7Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-Every word from Latin cōn-Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduz