Etymology

plump

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Today it means: Having a full and rounded shape; chubby, somewhat overweight. Full definition →

Middle English plump ← Middle Dutch plomp ← Middle Low German plump
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plump · adjective, verb1

  1. Middle Low German · derived fromplump
  2. Middle Dutch · derived fromplomp
  3. Middle English · inherited fromplump
  4. English todayplump

From Middle English plump, plompe, a borrowing from Middle Dutch plomp or Middle Low German plump. Cognate with Saterland Frisian plump (“plump”).

plump · verb, adverb, noun2

  1. Middle English · inherited fromplumpen
  2. English todayplump

From Middle English plumpen, akin to Middle Dutch plompen, Middle Low German plumpen, German plumpsen.

plump · noun3

  1. Middle English · inherited fromplump
  2. Middle English · inherited fromplump
  3. English todayplump

Inherited from Middle English plump.

Plump · proper noun4

  1. German · borrowed fromPlump
  2. English todayPlump

Borrowed from North German Plump, a nickname from plump (“crude, clumsy”).

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