Where does “rumped” come from?
rumped (English) comes from English rump, from Middle English rumpe, from Old Norse rumpr, from Middle Low German rump, from Proto-Germanic rumpō — trunk of a tree, log.
rumped (English): having the specified form of rump
Definitions
- having the specified form of rump
Ancestry of “rumped”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | rump | The hindquarters of a four-legged mammal, not... |
| 2 | Middle English | rumpe | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | rumpr | rump |
| 4 | Middle Low German | rump | the bulk or trunk of a body, trunk of a tree |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rumpō | trunk of a tree, log |