Where does “トラック” come from?

トラック (Japanese) comes from English drug, from Middle English drogge, from Middle French drogue, from Old French drogue, from Old French drocgue, from Middle Dutch drôge, from Old Dutch drōgi, from Proto-West Germanic *draugī — to support; to hold.

トラック (Japanese): lorry (UK), truck (US) vehicle

Definitions

  1. lorry (UK), truck (US) vehicle

Ancestry of “トラック”, step by step

トラック traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English drug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdrugA substance used to treat an illness, relieve a...
2Middle Englishdroggemedicine
3Middle Frenchdroguedrug
4Old Frenchdrogue
5Old Frenchdrocgue
6Middle Dutchdrôgedry
7Old Dutchdrōgidry
8Proto-West Germanic*draugīdry
9Proto-Germanicdraugizhard, solid; dry
10Proto-Indo-Europeandʰerǵʰ-to strengthen; to strengthen; become hard; to...
11Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

via English truck

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtruckA small wheel or roller, specifically the wheel...
2EnglishtruckleA small wheel; a caster or pulley; A small wheel...
3Middle Englishtrokelcaster, wheel, roller
4Anglo-Normantrocle
5Medieval Latintrochleaa block, sheaf containing one or more pulleys;...
6Ancient Greekτροχιλία
7Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
8Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
9Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “トラック

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰerǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic draugiz