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Where does “domp” come from?

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

Ancestry of “domp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdumpA place where waste or garbage is left; a ground...
2Middle Englishdumpen—
3Old Norsedumpato thump

Words derived from “domp”

  • домкрат
  • dom
  • dommerik
  • domrechts
  • domkop
  • dommekracht
  • domoor
Every word from Old Norse dumpa →