Where does “jonk” come from?

jonk (Middle English) comes from Middle French jonc, from Old French jonc, from Latin iuncus, from Proto-Italic joinikos, from Proto-Indo-European yoy-ni-.

jonk (Middle English): An old cable or rope

Definitions

  1. An old cable or rope

Ancestry of “jonk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchjonc—
2Old Frenchjoncrush
3Latiniuncusrush, reed
4Proto-Italicjoinikos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyoy-ni-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yoy-ni- →Every word from Proto-Italic joinikos →Every word from Latin iuncus →