Where does “dumpster” come from?
dumpster (English) comes from English Dempster, from English deemster, from Middle English demester, from English deem, from Middle English dẹ̄men, from Old English dēman, from Proto-West Germanic dōmijan, from Proto-Germanic dōmijaną — to do, put, place.
dumpster (English): A large, usually metal trash receptacle designed...
Definitions
- A large, usually metal trash receptacle designed...
Ancestry of “dumpster”, step by step
dumpster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Dempster
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Dempster | for a judge |
| 2 | English | deemster | A judge; one who pronounces sentence or doom; A... |
| 3 | Middle English | demester | — |
| 4 | English | deem | To judge, to pass judgment on; to doom, to... |
| 5 | Middle English | dẹ̄men | — |
| 6 | Old English | dēman | to judge; to decide, decree, deem, determine,... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | dōmijan | to judge, to deem |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | dōmijaną | to judge |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |