Here's an interesting fun fact. We know "juggernaut" in contemporary usage as an unstoppable force. It sounds vaguely German but it actually derives from Sanskrit and describes a huge wagon or chariot used in ancient religious festivals to worship the Hindu God Jagannath. The first European usage of juggernaut dates to a missionaries 13th century description of devout Hindus allowing themselves to be crushed to death under the wheels of the wagon as a sign of their devotion.
Words are interesting things.