Where does “Dumping” come from?

Dumping (German) comes from English dumping, from English dump, from Middle English dumpen, from Old Norse dumpa — to thump.

Dumping (German): dumping

Definitions

  1. dumping

Ancestry of “Dumping”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdumpingpresent participle of dump; The disposal of...
2EnglishdumpA place where waste or garbage is left; a ground...
3Middle Englishdumpen—
4Old Norsedumpato thump

Words derived from “Dumping”

Every word from Old Norse dumpa →