Etymograph

English

trekpath

From trek + path.

A compound of trek + path

Proto-Indo-European *dreg- ‘to drag, scrape’

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Old Dutch *trekkan

Middle Dutch trekken

Dutch trekken

Afrikaans trek ‘to haul’

English trek

Proto-Germanic *paþaz ‘path’

Proto-West Germanic *paþ ‘path’

Old English pæþ ‘path’

Middle English path

English path

Today it means

noun A long pathway suitable for trekking.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “trekpath”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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