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

Definitions

  1. a trick

Ancestry of “trek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchtrekkento draw, play a trick on
2Old Dutchtrekkan—
3Old Dutchtrekanto move, drag
4Proto-Germanictrekanąto push; to drag; to scratch
5Proto-Indo-Europeandreg-to pull; to drag, scrape

Words derived from “trek”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dreg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic trekaną →Every word from Old Dutch trekan →