Where does “sumputus” come from?

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

sumputus (Finnish): putting into a corf

Definitions

  1. putting into a corf

Ancestry of “sumputus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsumputtaato put into a corf
2Finnishsumppucorf container to keep caught fish alive under water
3Swedishsumpa corf, a container for keeping live fish
4Middle Low Germansumpmarsh, swamp
5Old Saxonsumpswamp, marsh
6Proto-Germanicsumpazfungus, sponge; swamp, marsh
Every word from Proto-Germanic sumpaz →Every word from Old Saxon sump →Every word from Middle Low German sump →