Where does “trekpath” come from?
trekpath (English) comes 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, from Proto-Germanic trakjaną — he, she.
trekpath (English): A long pathway suitable for trekking
Definitions
- A long pathway suitable for trekking
Ancestry of “trekpath”, step by step
trekpath traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Trek
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Trek | Abbreviation of Star Trek |
| 2 | Afrikaans | trek | to haul; to move; to pull |
| 3 | Dutch | trek | appetite; journey, migration; animal migration |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | trec | — |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | trecken | to pull or draw to oneself; to go to another... |
| 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 path
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | path | A trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians;... |
| 2 | Middle English | path | An informal or unpaved path or trail; a track; A... |
| 3 | Old English | pæþ | path |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | paþ | path |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | paþaz | path |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | pántaHh | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pántaHs | path |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pent- | to pass; path |