Where does “lump” come from?

lump (Polish) comes from German Lump — cad.

lump (Polish): ne'er-do-well; clothing; Clipping of lumpeks

Definitions

  1. ne'er-do-well; clothing; Clipping of lumpeks

Ancestry of “lump”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLumpcad
Every word from German Lump
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