Where does “kumph” come from?

kumph (Middle High German) comes from Old High German kump, from Old High German kumpf, from Proto-Germanic kumbaz — bowl, vessel; vat, tub.

Ancestry of “kumph”, step by step

kumph traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German kump

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankump—
2Old High Germankumpf—
3Proto-Germanickumbazbowl, vessel; vat, tub

via Old High German kumb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankumb—

Words derived from “kumph”

Every word from Proto-Germanic kumbaz →Every word from Old High German kumpf →Every word from Old High German kump →