Where does “sump” come from?

sump (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon sump, from Proto-Germanic sumpaz — fungus, sponge; swamp, marsh.

sump (Middle Low German): marsh, swamp

Definitions

  1. marsh, swamp

Ancestry of “sump”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonsumpswamp, marsh
2Proto-Germanicsumpazfungus, sponge; swamp, marsh

Words derived from “sump”

Every word from Proto-Germanic sumpaz →Every word from Old Saxon sump →