Where does “janker” come from?

janker (English) comes from Dutch er, from Old Dutch iro.

janker (English): A long pole on two wheels, used in hauling logs

Definitions

  1. A long pole on two wheels, used in hauling logs

Ancestry of “janker”, step by step

janker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcherthere; him, her, it, them; of them, of those
2Old Dutchiro—

via Dutch janken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchjankento whine; to cry
2Middle Dutchjankento whine, to make a whining sound; to whine, to...

Words derived from “janker”

Every word from Old Dutch iro →