Where does “stumpery” come from?

stumpery (English) comes from English stump, from Middle English stumpe.

stumpery (English): A garden feature similar to a rockery but made...

Definitions

  1. A garden feature similar to a rockery but made...

Ancestry of “stumpery”, step by step

stumpery traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English stump

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstumpThe remains of something that has been cut off;...
2Middle Englishstumpe—

via English ery

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishery—
Every word from Middle English stumpe →Every word from English stump →