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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-—

Words derived from “junke”

  • junk
  • junkie
  • junkyard
  • junky
  • junking
  • junkman
  • junkshop
  • chartjunk
  • junkheap
  • junkpile
  • junkiness
  • nonjunk
  • junkroom
  • junkball
  • junkballer
  • junkiedom
  • junklike
  • dejunk
  • janky
  • cyberjunk
  • junkless
  • antijunk
  • junk drawer
  • junkballing
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