Where does “sumppu” come from?

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

sumppu (Finnish): corf container to keep caught fish alive under water

Definitions

  1. corf container to keep caught fish alive under water

Ancestry of “sumppu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsumpa corf, a container for keeping live fish
2Middle Low Germansumpmarsh, swamp
3Old Saxonsumpswamp, marsh
4Proto-Germanicsumpazfungus, sponge; swamp, marsh

Words derived from “sumppu”

Every word from Proto-Germanic sumpaz →Every word from Old Saxon sump →Every word from Middle Low German sump →