Where does “dump” come from?

dump (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic dumb, from Proto-Germanic dumbaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

dump (Old Dutch): stupid, foolish

Definitions

  1. stupid, foolish

Ancestry of “dump”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicdumbdumb, mute
2Proto-Germanicdumbazdumb, mute, unable to speak
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “dump”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dumbaz →