Etymology

junklike

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Today it means: junky, rubbishy Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English junk
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The story

  1. Englishjunk
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. English todayjunklike

From junk + -like.

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