Where does “dump” come from?

dump (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from German dumpf, from Middle High German dimpfen — to smoke, fume.

dump (Norwegian Nynorsk): dull pain also, hollow, muffled of a sound

Definitions

  1. dull pain also, hollow, muffled of a sound

Ancestry of “dump”, step by step

dump traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German dumpf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandumpfdull; hollow, muffled, dead; vague
2Middle High Germandimpfento smoke, fume

via Norwegian Nynorsk dumpe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskdumpedefinite singular/plural of dump

Words derived from “dump”

Every word from Middle High German dimpfen →Every word from German dumpf →