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Where does “homp” come from?

homp (Dutch) comes from Middle Low German hump, from Old Saxon hump, from Proto-Germanic humpaz, from Proto-Indo-European kumb- — curved.

homp (Dutch): gobbet

Definitions

  1. gobbet

Ancestry of “homp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanhumpheap, hill, stump; heap, hump
2Old Saxonhumphill, heap, thick piece
3Proto-Germanichumpazhip, height; hump
4Proto-Indo-Europeankumb-curved

Words derived from “homp”

  • hump
  • humped
  • humpback
  • hummock
  • humpbacked
  • hummocky
  • humpy
  • humpless
  • humper
  • hummocked
  • humplike
  • humpity
  • superhump
  • hummocking
  • humpiness
  • humpedness
  • humpily
  • humpable
  • humpee
  • humpability
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