Where does “sopcontainer” come from?

sopcontainer (Swedish) comes from Swedish container, from English container, from Middle English conteyner.

sopcontainer (Swedish): a dumpster

Definitions

  1. a dumpster

Ancestry of “sopcontainer”, step by step

sopcontainer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish container

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishcontainera container (cargo container)
2EnglishcontainerSomeone who contains; something that contains; An...
3Middle Englishconteyner—

via Swedish sopor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsopor
Every word from Middle English conteyner →Every word from English container →Every word from Swedish container →