Where does “cumberground” come from?
cumberground (English) comes from English cumber, from Middle English combren, from Old French encombrer, from Old French combre, from Medieval Latin combrus, from Gaulish komberū, from Proto-Celtic kombereti, from Proto-Celtic kom- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
cumberground (English): Any totally worthless object or person; something...
Definitions
- Any totally worthless object or person; something...
Ancestry of “cumberground”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | cumber | To slow down; to hinder; to burden; to encumber |
| 2 | Middle English | combren | — |
| 3 | Old French | encombrer | to bother; to irritate; to annoy; to burden |
| 4 | Old French | combre | wooden obstacles on a river; dam; hindrance,... |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | combrus | barricade of felled trees; barricade |
| 6 | Gaulish | komberū | — |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | kombereti | to bring together |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | kom- | with, together |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 11 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 12 | German | kitt | — |
| 13 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 14 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |