Where does “rump” come from?

rump (Scots) comes from Old Norse rumpr, from Middle Low German rump, from Proto-Germanic rumpō — trunk of a tree, log.

rump (Scots): rump; a topside beef cut; to plunder, clean out...

Definitions

  1. rump; a topside beef cut; to plunder, clean out...

Ancestry of “rump”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserumprrump
2Middle Low Germanrumpthe bulk or trunk of a body, trunk of a tree
3Proto-Germanicrumpōtrunk of a tree, log

Words derived from “rump”

Every word from Proto-Germanic rumpō →Every word from Middle Low German rump →Every word from Old Norse rumpr →