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Where does “dumpee” come from?

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

dumpee (English): One who is dumped

Definitions

  1. One who is dumped

Ancestry of “dumpee”, step by step

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