Where does “trackie” come from?
trackie (English) comes from English tracksuit, 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.
trackie (English): A tracksuit
Definitions
- A tracksuit
Ancestry of “trackie”, step by step
trackie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tracksuit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tracksuit | a garment, usually consisting of a top and... |
| 2 | English | track | A mark left by something that has passed along; A... |
| 3 | Middle English | trak | — |
| 4 | Old French | trac | track of horses, trail, trace; track; a track,... |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | treck | — |
| 6 | Old Dutch | trecken | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *trakkjan | to drag |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | trakjaną | to drag |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English ie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ie | Alternative form of i.e |