Where does “dustpanful” come from?
dustpanful (English) comes from English dustpan, from English dust, from German dust, from Middle Low German dust, from Old French joste, from Latin juxta, from Latin iuxta, from Proto-Italic jougestād — to join, to yoke, to tie together.
dustpanful (English): Enough to fill a dustpan
Definitions
- Enough to fill a dustpan
Ancestry of “dustpanful”, step by step
dustpanful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dustpan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dustpan | A flat scoop with a short handle, into which... |
| 2 | English | dust | Fine particles; The act of cleaning by dusting;... |
| 3 | German | dust | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | dust | — |
| 5 | Old French | joste | joust |
| 6 | Latin | juxta | Alternative form of iū̆xtā; near to, nigh |
| 7 | Latin | iuxta | nearly; near, close to; just as |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | jougestād | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | jougestos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | jougos | yoked animals, team |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yéwgos | team, pair of yoked animals |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |
via English ful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ful | — |