Trek
/trɛk/noun
A long, difficult journey or a slow, arduous walk.
Did you know?English trek comes from South African Dutch trek, meaning a pull, haul, or migration, ultimately tied to the same Germanic root behind words for dragging and traction.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*trag-
“to draw, pull”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*draganą
“to draw, drag”
Old Dutch / Middle Dutch
Dutch
trek
“a pull, haul, or migration”
19th Century
English
trek
“a journey, especially a long or arduous one”
Modern English
English
trek
“a long, difficult journey or walk”