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Where does “dump” come from?

Dump comes from Middle English dumpen, derived from Old Norse dumpa, of unknown ultimate origin.

dump (English): A place where waste or garbage is left; a ground...

Definitions

  1. A place where waste or garbage is left; a ground...

Ancestry of “dump”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishdumpen—
2Old Norsedumpato thump

Words derived from “dump”

  • dumping
  • antidumping
  • dumper
  • dumpsite
  • dumpish
  • dumpee
  • minidump
  • dumpishness
  • dumpcart
  • dumpage
  • undumpish
  • Dumpsville
  • ashdump
  • megadump
  • cumdump
  • crashdump
  • dumpishly
  • info-dump
  • antidumping
  • dumping
  • демпинг
  • domper
  • dumping
  • antidumping
Every word from Old Norse dumpa →