Where does “junke” come from?

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

junke (Middle English): old cable, rope

Definitions

  1. old cable, rope

Ancestry of “junke”, step by step

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