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trekken
Dutch · medieval
"to pull, journey"
meaning "to pull" or "to journey"
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trek
Afrikaans · 1800s
"a long, arduous journey"
applied to the long ox-wagon migrations of Boer settlers
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trek
English · 1800s
"a long, difficult journey, especially on foot"
adopted through contact with southern Africa
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