Where does “hump” come from?

hump (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic humpaz, from Proto-Indo-European kumb- — curved.

hump (Old Saxon): hill, heap, thick piece

Definitions

  1. hill, heap, thick piece

Ancestry of “hump”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichumpazhip, height; hump
2Proto-Indo-Europeankumb-curved

Words derived from “hump”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kumb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic humpaz →