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

Every word from Old Norse dumpa