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
Ancestry of “homp”, step by step
homp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Low German hump
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | hump | heap, hill, stump; heap, hump |
| 2 | Old Saxon | hump | hill, heap, thick piece |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | humpaz | hip, height; hump |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kumb- | curved |
via English hobbit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | hobbit | A fictional race of small humanoids with shaggy... |
| 2 | Old English | holbȳtla | — |
Words derived from “homp”