Where does “trek” come from?
trek (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch trekken, from Old Dutch trekkan, from Old Dutch trekan, from Proto-Germanic trekaną, from Proto-Indo-European dreg- — to pull; to drag, scrape.
trek (Middle Dutch): a trick
Ancestry of “trek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | trekken | to draw, play a trick on |
| 2 | Old Dutch | trekkan | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | trekan | to move, drag |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | trekaną | to push; to drag; to scratch |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dreg- | to pull; to drag, scrape |
Words derived from “trek”