Where does “pump” come from?

pump (Swedish) comes from German Pumpe, from Middle Low German pumpe, from Middle Dutch pompe — device for raising water, pump; pipe, water...

pump (Swedish): a pump

Definitions

  1. a pump

Ancestry of “pump”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPumpepump; heart
2Middle Low Germanpumpepump; a pump
3Middle Dutchpompedevice for raising water, pump; pipe, water...

Words derived from “pump”

Every word from Middle Dutch pompe →