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
- rump; a topside beef cut; to plunder, clean out...
Ancestry of “rump”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | rumpr | rump |
| 2 | Middle Low German | rump | the bulk or trunk of a body, trunk of a tree |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | rumpō | trunk of a tree, log |
Words derived from “rump”