Английский Этимологический словарь - trek

- 1849 (n.); 1850 (v.), "to travel or migrate by ox wagon," from Afrikaans trek, from Du. trekken "to march, journey," originally "to draw, pull," from M.Du. trecken. Especially in reference to the Groot Trek (1835 and after) of more than 10,000 Boers, who left Cape Colony and went north and north-east, discontent with the English colonial authorities. Slang Trekkie for "fan of the TV series 'Star Trek' " first recorded 1976.