Where does “žumpa” come from?

žumpa (Czech) comes from German Sumpf, from Proto-Germanic sumpaz — fungus, sponge; swamp, marsh.

žumpa (Czech): cesspool

Definitions

  1. cesspool

Ancestry of “žumpa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSumpfswamp, marsh; sump
2Proto-Germanicsumpazfungus, sponge; swamp, marsh
Every word from Proto-Germanic sumpaz →Every word from German Sumpf →
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