Where does “domper” come from?

domper (French) comes from English dump, from Middle English dumpen, from Old Norse dumpa — to thump.

domper (French): to dump

Definitions

  1. to dump

Ancestry of “domper”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdumpA place where waste or garbage is left; a ground...
2Middle Englishdumpen—
3Old Norsedumpato thump
Every word from Old Norse dumpa →Every word from Middle English dumpen →Every word from English dump →