Where does “sumppi” come from?

sumppi (Finnish) comes from Swedish sump, from Middle Low German sump, from Old Saxon sump, from Proto-Germanic sumpaz — fungus, sponge; swamp, marsh.

sumppi (Finnish): coffee made from used coffee grounds, a common practice at the time coffee was expensive as compared to ordinary incomes

Definitions

  1. coffee made from used coffee grounds, a common practice at the time coffee was expensive as compared to ordinary incomes

Ancestry of “sumppi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsumpa corf, a container for keeping live fish
2Middle Low Germansumpmarsh, swamp
3Old Saxonsumpswamp, marsh
4Proto-Germanicsumpazfungus, sponge; swamp, marsh
Every word from Proto-Germanic sumpaz →Every word from Old Saxon sump →Every word from Middle Low German sump →