Where does “lumpen” come from?

lumpen (Swedish) comes from German Lumpen, from Middle High German lumpe — rag, tatter, shred.

lumpen (Swedish): low, mean (mean in an uncalled-for, often petty way)

Definitions

  1. low, mean (mean in an uncalled-for, often petty way)

Ancestry of “lumpen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLumpenrag, tatter, shred; all-case plural of Lump;...
2Middle High Germanlumperag, tatter, shred

Words derived from “lumpen”

Every word from Middle High German lumpe →Every word from German Lumpen →