Where does “pomp” come from?

pomp (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch pomp, from Middle Dutch pompe — device for raising water, pump; pipe, water...

pomp (Afrikaans): pump device for moving liquid or gas

Definitions

  1. pump device for moving liquid or gas

Ancestry of “pomp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpomppump
2Middle Dutchpompedevice for raising water, pump; pipe, water...
Every word from Middle Dutch pompe
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