Where does “junkheap” come from?
junkheap (English) comes from English junk, from Portuguese junco, from Arabic جُنْك, from Malay jong, from Javanese djong, from Javanese ꦗꦺꦴꦁ, from Kawi joṅ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *d₂luuŋ — boat.
junkheap (English): A collection or pile of unwanted things
Definitions
- A collection or pile of unwanted things
Ancestry of “junkheap”, step by step
junkheap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English junk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | junk | Discarded or waste material; rubbish, trash,... |
| 2 | Portuguese | junco | reed, rush; junk |
| 3 | Arabic | جُنْك | — |
| 4 | Malay | jong | Jong (a Javanese-Malay cargo and passenger ship) |
| 5 | Javanese | djong | — |
| 6 | Javanese | ꦗꦺꦴꦁ | umbrella |
| 7 | Kawi | joṅ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | *d₂luuŋ | boat |
via English heap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | heap | A crowd; a throng; a multitude or great number of... |
| 2 | Middle English | hepe | crowd, multitude, assembly |
| 3 | Old English | hēope | hip the fruit of a rose |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | heupǭ | thornbush |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewb- | briar, thorn |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱew- | skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷṓws | cattle |