Where does “dumping” come from?

Dumping comes from Middle English dumpen, derived from Old Norse dumpa, meaning to throw or fall heavily.

dumping (English): present participle of dump; The disposal of...

Definitions

  1. present participle of dump; The disposal of...

Ancestry of “dumping”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdumpA place where waste or garbage is left; a ground...
2Middle Englishdumpen
3Old Norsedumpato thump

Words derived from “dumping

Every word from Old Norse dumpa