Where does “hummocking” come from?
hummocking (English) comes from English hummock, from English hump, from Dutch homp, from Middle Low German hump, from Old Saxon hump, from Proto-Germanic humpaz, from Proto-Indo-European kumb- — curved.
hummocking (English): The formation of hummocks in the collision of...
Definitions
- The formation of hummocks in the collision of...
Ancestry of “hummocking”, step by step
hummocking traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hummock
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hummock | A small hill; a hillock; a knoll; A ridge or hill... |
| 2 | English | hump | A mound of earth; A speed hump; A deformity in... |
| 3 | Dutch | homp | gobbet |
| 4 | Middle Low German | hump | heap, hill, stump; heap, hump |
| 5 | Old Saxon | hump | hill, heap, thick piece |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | humpaz | hip, height; hump |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kumb- | curved |
via English ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ing | A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;... |
| 2 | Middle English | ing | — |
| 3 | Old English | ing | meadow, water meadow, ing |
| 4 | Old Norse | eng | meadow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | angijō | A low lying meadow in a valley or near a river |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énkos | curve, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |