Where does “hump” come from?

hump (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon hump, from Proto-Germanic humpaz, from Proto-Indo-European kumb- — curved.

hump (Middle Low German): heap, hill, stump; heap, hump

Definitions

  1. heap, hill, stump; heap, hump

Ancestry of “hump”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonhumphill, heap, thick piece
2Proto-Germanichumpazhip, height; hump
3Proto-Indo-Europeankumb-curved

Words derived from “hump”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kumb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic humpaz →Every word from Old Saxon hump →