What is the meaning of 跡?
evidence of something passing; footsteps, trace, tracks
mark, trace, sign (visual indication that something has happened)
remains, ruins
family estate or property
precedent, example
footsteps, tracks
trace, mark; remains
family possessions
Used in compound terms such as 跡絶える (todaeru, “to cut off, sever”), 跡見 (tomi, “tracking (in hunting)”), etc.
Source: wiktionary.org