Where does “sump” come from?

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

sump (Norwegian Nynorsk): a swamp

Definitions

  1. a swamp

Ancestry of “sump”, step by step

sump traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German sump

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germansumpmarsh, swamp
2Old Saxonsumpswamp, marsh
3Proto-Germanicsumpazfungus, sponge; swamp, marsh

via German Sumpf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSumpfswamp, marsh; sump
Every word from Proto-Germanic sumpaz →Every word from Old Saxon sump →Every word from Middle Low German sump →