Where does “rumpy-pumpy” come from?

rumpy-pumpy (English) comes from English pump, from Middle English pumpe, from Middle Low German pumpe, from Middle Dutch pompe — device for raising water, pump; pipe, water...

rumpy-pumpy (English): Sexual intercourse

Definitions

  1. Sexual intercourse

Ancestry of “rumpy-pumpy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpumpA device for moving or compressing a liquid or...
2Middle Englishpumpe—
3Middle Low Germanpumpepump; a pump
4Middle Dutchpompedevice for raising water, pump; pipe, water...
Every word from Middle Dutch pompe →
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