Where does “dumpcart” come from?

dumpcart (English) comes from English cart, from Middle English cart, from Old Norse kartr, from Old English læcc — a boggy stream.

dumpcart (English): A cart, often two-wheeled, that can be tilted to...

Definitions

  1. A cart, often two-wheeled, that can be tilted to...

Ancestry of “dumpcart”, step by step

dumpcart traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cart

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcartA small, open, wheeled vehicle, drawn or pushed...
2Middle Englishcart—
3Old Norsekartrwagon; wagon; cart
4Old Englishlæcca boggy stream

via English dump

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdumpA place where waste or garbage is left; a ground...
2Middle Englishdumpen—
3Old Norsedumpato thump
Every word from Old English læcc →