Where does “globtroterka” come from?
globtroterka (Polish) comes from Polish globtroter, from English globetrotter, from English trotter, from English trot, from Middle English trotten, from Old French trotter, from Medieval Latin trotto, from Frankish trottōn — he, she.
Ancestry of “globtroterka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | globtroter | globetrotter |
| 2 | English | globetrotter | A person who travels often to faraway places |
| 3 | English | trotter | In harness racing, a horse with a gait in which... |
| 4 | English | trot | An ugly old woman, a hag; A gait of a four-legged... |
| 5 | Middle English | trotten | — |
| 6 | Old French | trotter | — |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | trotto | to go |
| 8 | Frankish | trottōn | to go, run |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | tradjaną | to tread, trample |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 13 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |