Where does “sump” come from?
sump (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic sumpaz — fungus, sponge; swamp, marsh.
sump (Old Saxon): swamp, marsh
Definitions
- swamp, marsh
Ancestry of “sump”, step by step
sump traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Germanic sumpaz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | sumpaz | fungus, sponge; swamp, marsh |
via Proto-Germanic *sump
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *sump | — |