Where does “dampo” come from?

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

dampo (Swahili): dump

Definitions

  1. dump

Ancestry of “dampo”, step by step

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