Where does “dumpen” come from?

dumpen (Dutch) comes from English dump, from Middle English dumpen, from Old Norse dumpa — to thump.

dumpen (Dutch): To dump, to dispose off, either to throw away...

Definitions

  1. To dump, to dispose off, either to throw away...

Ancestry of “dumpen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdumpA place where waste or garbage is left; a ground...
2Middle Englishdumpen
3Old Norsedumpato thump
Every word from Old Norse dumpaEvery word from Middle English dumpenEvery word from English dump