Where does “dumping” come from?

dumping (Portuguese) comes from English dumping, from English dump, from Middle English dumpen, from Old Norse dumpa — to thump.

dumping (Portuguese): dumping the sale of goods at less than their normal price

Definitions

  1. dumping the sale of goods at less than their normal price

Ancestry of “dumping”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdumpingpresent participle of dump; The disposal of...
2EnglishdumpA place where waste or garbage is left; a ground...
3Middle Englishdumpen—
4Old Norsedumpato thump
Every word from Old Norse dumpa →Every word from Middle English dumpen →Every word from English dump →