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
- heap, pile; mass, gang, horde
Ancestry of “heap”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | hāp | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | haup | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | haupaz | a heap, pile; a crowd, throng |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | koupos | hill |