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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

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
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