Where does “dumpa” come from?

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

dumpa (Swedish): dump lower prices or wages

Definitions

  1. dump lower prices or wages

Ancestry of “dumpa”, 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 →