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Where does “trackscout” come from?

trackscout (English) comes from Dutch trekschuit, from Dutch trekken, from Middle Dutch trecken, from Old Dutch trecken, from Proto-West Germanic *trakkjan, from Proto-Germanic trakjaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

trackscout (English): Alternative form of trekschuit A small...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of trekschuit A small...

Ancestry of “trackscout”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtrekschuittrekschuit: a historical canal horse-drawn boat...
2Dutchtrekkento pull, to draw; to manage, to have the strength...
3Middle Dutchtreckento pull or draw to oneself; to go to another...
4Old Dutchtrecken—
5Proto-West Germanic*trakkjan—
6Proto-Germanictrakjanąto drag
7Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
10Chichewaiyehe, she
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