Where does “heap” come from?
Heap comes from Middle English heep, from Old English hēap, from Proto-West Germanic haup, from Proto-Germanic haupaz, from Proto-Indo-European koupos or kouHp-nó-.
heap (English): A crowd; a throng; a multitude or great number of...
Definitions
- A crowd; a throng; a multitude or great number of...
Ancestry of “heap”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | hepe | — |
| 2 | Old English | hēope | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | heupǭ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewb- | briar, thorn |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱew- | skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷṓws | cattle |
Words derived from “heap”