Where does “jinker” come from?

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

jinker (English): A high wheeled wagon designed to carry lumber...

Definitions

  1. A high wheeled wagon designed to carry lumber...

Ancestry of “jinker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishjankerA long pole on two wheels, used in hauling logs
2Dutcherthere; him, her, it, them; of them, of those
3Old Dutchiro—
Every word from Old Dutch iro →Every word from Dutch er →Every word from English janker →
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