Where does “humpity” come from?

humpity (English) comes 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.

humpity (English): Nonce variation of the word hump, usually...

Definitions

  1. Nonce variation of the word hump, usually...

Ancestry of “humpity”, step by step

humpity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hump

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhumpA mound of earth; A speed hump; A deformity in...
2Dutchhompgobbet
3Middle Low Germanhumpheap, hill, stump; heap, hump
4Old Saxonhumphill, heap, thick piece
5Proto-Germanichumpazhip, height; hump
6Proto-Indo-Europeankumb-curved

via English ity

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishity—
2Ingrian-uUsed to form nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kumb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic humpaz →Every word from Old Saxon hump →