Where does “dumpsterful” come from?
dumpsterful (English) comes from English dumpster, 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 — to do, put, place.
Ancestry of “dumpsterful”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dumpster | A large, usually metal trash receptacle designed... |
| 2 | English | Dempster | for a judge |
| 3 | English | deemster | A judge; one who pronounces sentence or doom; A... |
| 4 | Middle English | demester | — |
| 5 | English | deem | To judge, to pass judgment on; to doom, to... |
| 6 | Middle English | dẹ̄men | — |
| 7 | Old English | dēman | to judge; to decide, decree, deem, determine,... |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | dōmijan | to judge, to deem |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | dōmijaną | to judge |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |