Where does “megadump” come from?

megadump (English) comes from English dump, from Middle English dumpen, from Old Norse dumpa — to thump.

megadump (English): A very large dump, or site for discarding waste

Definitions

  1. A very large dump, or site for discarding waste

Ancestry of “megadump”, step by step

megadump traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English dump

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdumpA place where waste or garbage is left; a ground...
2Middle Englishdumpen—
3Old Norsedumpato thump

via English mega

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmegaVery large; great; excellent
2Ancient Greekμέγαςbig, large; great, mighty, loud; marvelous,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat
Every word from Old Norse dumpa →Every word from Middle English dumpen →Every word from English dump →