Where does “heap” come from?

heap (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian hāp, from Proto-West Germanic haup, from Proto-Germanic haupaz, from Proto-Indo-European koupos — hill.

heap (West Frisian): heap, pile; mass, gang, horde

Definitions

  1. heap, pile; mass, gang, horde

Ancestry of “heap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianhāp—
2Proto-West Germanichaupheap, pile
3Proto-Germanichaupaza heap, pile; a crowd, throng
4Proto-Indo-Europeankouposhill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European koupos →Every word from Proto-Germanic haupaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic haup →