Where does “crashdump” come from?

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

crashdump (English): A file holding the contents of memory at the...

Definitions

  1. A file holding the contents of memory at the...

Ancestry of “crashdump”, step by step

crashdump traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English dump

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdumpA place where waste or garbage is left; a ground...
2Middle Englishdumpen—
3Old Norsedumpato thump

via English crash

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcrashA sudden, intense, loud sound, as made for...
2Middle Englishcrasshen—
Every word from Old Norse dumpa →