Where does “sump” come from?
sump (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Middle Low German sump, from Old Saxon sump, from Proto-Germanic sumpaz — fungus, sponge; swamp, marsh.
sump (Norwegian Bokmål): a swamp
Ancestry of “sump”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Low German | sump | marsh, swamp |
| 2 | Old Saxon | sump | swamp, marsh |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sumpaz | fungus, sponge; swamp, marsh |