Where does “sumputtaa” come from?

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

sumputtaa (Finnish): to put into a corf

Definitions

  1. to put into a corf

Ancestry of “sumputtaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsumppucorf container to keep caught fish alive under water
2Swedishsumpa corf, a container for keeping live fish
3Middle Low Germansumpmarsh, swamp
4Old Saxonsumpswamp, marsh
5Proto-Germanicsumpazfungus, sponge; swamp, marsh

Words derived from “sumputtaa”

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